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Hot dipping revisited [was: Re: More Progress...Intake.

Chris1
NO NO NO!  Never use oven cleaner on aluminum!!!!!   Now, THAT stuff will eat aluminum like a bear in a Burger King dumpster.

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 7:41 PM
  Subject: Hot dipping revisited [was: Re: More Progress...Intake. 


  From another list - don't have time for hot dipping? use oven cleaner.

  Chris

  At 09:47 PM 04/02/2004 -0500, Allyn wrote:
  >gunk engine brite / purple power / carb cleaner should handle it (in that 
  >order).
  >Al
  >
  >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Rankin" <d_x20@hotmail.com>
  >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  >Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 7:53 PM
  >Subject: More Progress...Intake
  >
  >
  >>
  >>
  >>Hey folks,
  >>
  >>Decided it was time to do the head gasket in the 1.7.  I got the head out 
  >>and the manifolds off, even managed not to break any studs....anyway.  I 
  >>ported out my intake to match a 5000 tb.   When i looked in, it was 
  >>filthy, all dirty and everything.  I'm assuming i got some oil in there, 
  >>i'm not positive though, it's dry, but it's got some shavings stuck to 
  >>it. I'll have a pic to go with this later on, but anyway... There is no 
  >>way i'm going to put it back on like this, what can I use to clean the 
  >>inside? I've heard acetone, but i'm not exactly pumped, as i hear it's 
  >>EXTREMELY corrosive.
  >>
  >>Any ideas?  Thanks
  >>
  >>Bryan
  >>81 Volkswagen Scirocco
  >>
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