I cleaned the tube on my old 124 without removing it. I unbolted both ends, and while I had a speedo cable, it whouldn't make it around the final bend, at the manifold entrance hwere the carbon builds up. You can still poke in there with a small screwdriver or similar pick to clear it out. Your back may need a day or two to recover from being hunched over.

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