<VV> Parts washer fuid
Kent Sullivan
kentsu at corvairkid.com
Fri Mar 30 01:20:17 EST 2007
I have been using a product from Shell ("Sol 142 HT", #84044) for years and
had no trouble...
--Kent
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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Sethracer at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:35 PM
To: mahubert0811 at msn.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Parts washer fuid
In a message dated 3/29/2007 9:10:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
mahubert0811 at msn.com writes:
I just bought a parts washer for the engine rebuild. Most of the solvents
I
have seen say not to use it on aluminum. I contacted one of the companies
and they put me through to the chemist who said it would "eat" aluminum.
What kind of solvent should I use? Any suggestions? BTW I'm new to the
list
here and just wanted to say thanks for all of the replies on my fuel
injection
question. This forum is great.
Thanks,
Mike
At PRI a couple of years ago, I picked up some information on a product
called "Oil Eater". You might check it out. It is a biodegradable, can be
diluted
with water, is non-toxic and non-flammable. The Harbor Freight solvent pump
and tank I bought cautions against regular solvent. Hmm, and I have a bunch
of Stoddard solvent left. You need to differentiate between tanking of
material - The old "Hot Tank" of our youth - Which would dissolve aluminum.
(And
cleaned cast iron just great!) OR the solvent that you would run over a
part to
remove oil and other crud, then rinse with water and dry off. That you can
do
with many solvents - including the oil eater above, I believe, and not hurt
aluminum. Even regular solvent will do that. That is the only stuff you
should have sitting around at home! Only the really caustic stuff will hurt
aluminum. (Lye, etc.). Most shops now use tanking materials that won't
attack
aluminum becuse the material is so pervasive on cars today. - Seth Emerson
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