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| BenNC |
 May 2 2003, 08:53 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Cary, NC Member No.: 267  |
Any thoughts on cleaning the insides of heat exchangers.
I acquired a used set, cleaned up the outsides, and hooked them up. Last night I put the muffler on and let the car run for a few minutes (a recent development that I am quite thrilled about). A few minutes later it started smoking like a chimney. A quick peek underneath found that the smoke was pouring out of the heat exchangers. At least it got all of the mosquitoes out of the garage. Thanks |
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| Mark Henry |
May 2 2003, 08:05 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
A good shop should know if something is mag or aluminum right away. You can see it (the aluminum) in the solution, looks like your pouring silver paint into it.
Hot tanking is for steel parts only. Price will depend on the shop and how long the parts have to be tanked for, my guess $25 to $50 for the pair. Oh, if you put an aluminum engine case in a hot tank over-night, all you will have in the morning is a bunch of studs. That mechanic was a total moron. |
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BenNC Cleaning Heat Exchangers May 2 2003, 08:53 AM
URY914 What did you use to clean them with? May 2 2003, 09:29 AM need4speed Get em powder coated. That'll clean em up. T... May 2 2003, 09:37 AM BenNC I used a combination of brake cleaner and elbow gr... May 2 2003, 11:03 AM Lawrence914-6 I let mine just burn off, but I suppose you could ... May 2 2003, 11:13 AM BenNC That sounds like fun, but I probably should make s... May 2 2003, 11:23 AM tryan simple green is good for baked on oil residue. lay... May 2 2003, 11:32 AM Brad Roberts Easy off oven cleaner...
B May 2 2003, 12:22 PM ThinAir914 Castrol SuperClean. I've never seen anything ... May 2 2003, 12:45 PM Mark Henry Ummmmm! lets see...
Get them hot tanked at a ... May 2 2003, 01:37 PM BenNC Ignorant question.
What is "hot tanked" and how m... May 2 2003, 02:02 PM Dave_Darling "Hot tanking" is the process of taking a part and ... May 2 2003, 02:48 PM need4speed I remember a guy on another mailing list a few mon... May 2 2003, 03:23 PM
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