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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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your reference to turbos as smoke grinders got me thinking..

do they get dirty and need cleaning, or are they so hot its not an issue?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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They don't need to be cleaned. That is just a name that myself and few other engine builders I know call them. We have names for other parts as well. Around the shop a "bumpstick" is a camshaft. I know an old timer that calls oil pumps "lard pumps". I have heard some funny descriptions of problems engines can have over the years. I have naturally picked them up too.

They don't need to cleaned just clean air ran through them.
 
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