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Cleaning Engine Parts, what do you guys use? |
rhcb914 |
Dec 3 2004, 08:53 AM
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member Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 1,626 |
Hi Folks,
I am wondering what people use to clean their engine parts with, specifically the cylinder heads? Long ago in a past life, while working at a boat yard, I remember dunking my oil caked, carbon fouled, nasty cylinder heads in this chemical bath over night. When I pulled them out in the morning and washed off the heads they looked as good as new! I don't remember the name of this stuff and it's probably not available to back yard hackers like myself but figured I would see what everyone else uses to clean their engine parts. Thanks in advance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) -Rob |
Mark Henry |
Feb 4 2005, 08:18 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 |
I would never pressure wash an engine unless you can start it right away...even then I still wouldn't do it.
Pressure washers can lift valve covers, oil breathers and even blow past seals. Little story...A customer needed a cheap engine...another customer's friend had an engine (suppose to have been rebuilt) that he had bought at the swaps for $1200Can. He said $800 so I said bring it over and we'll check it out. It look real nice and clean, put it on a test stand, turned it over and water shot out the plug holes (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) The guy almost (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) Paid him $100 for the core. |
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