So when your doing your dishes in your Parts Washer out in the garage do you
use
dish detergents or solvents. ; )
You guys must have the most understanding wives ever.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
To: "Guy R Day" <grday@btinternet.com>
Cc: <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Extra engine, break it down or leave it together ?
> Guy,
>
> You certainly do not want to use WD40 in a clock, and most certainly not
> from a spray can (don't ask) but I do disagree with not spraying WD40 in a
> carb or distributor to keep corrosion at bay. It will leave a sticky,
> penetrating film that will dissolve quite easily in a degreasing agent
> similar to other oily or waxy preservative fluids. Anyway after storing
> such parts for many years you have to dismantle, clean and rebuild,
> whatever you used to keep corrosion at bay.
>
> Ah, the dishwasher, that fine piece of equipment that cannot be missed by
> the automotive enthousiast. Excellent for carbs, distributor housings, oil
> pumps and even cilinder heads and engine blocks if not to big to fit in.
> If the usual detergent is not doing the job the special dishwasher
> cleaning agents will. Blow dry immediately using compressed air, to repel
> moisture in inaccesible places if there are steel parts involved (WD40
> will not do any harm here either) to prevent machined surfaces from
> starting to corrode and cover these surfaces with a preservative fluid.
> Put aluminium parts in a warm and dry environment, a hot air oven at 60C
> is fine.
> I am lucky my wife is often away for a couple of days.
>
> What about Googling dishwashers for engine cleaning?
>
> Cheers,
> Kees Oudesluijs
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