Jeff,
He said "Engine" and last time I checked, there isn't any soft metal on
any of the Triumph engines I have seen. Now the intake manifold is a
different matter (and probably much easier to get the gasket material
off of)!
Joe
Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
>
> You can wear away a lot of soft metal with a wire brush...I wouldn't
> recommend it! What I've always used is ~lots~ of elbow grease and a
> single-edged razor blade in a suitable holder. Not the fastest, but leaves
> the surfaces relatively undamaged...
>
> Jeff "Schmieraffe" Scarbrough
>
> At 01:13 PM 2/23/00 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Wire brush attachment in a power hand drill!
>
> >bstinocher@unipres.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I am in the middle of tearing the old gaskets off of my engine, and am
> > having a
> > > heck of a time getting the old gaskets to come off cleanly (after 20
> > years, I
> > > don't expect them to come off very well anyway). Anyway, I am currently
> > soaking
> > > them with WD40 and Liquid Wrench and then scraping like an idiot with a
> > putty
> > > knife to clean it off. Needless to say, I'm tired of scraping. Anything
> > more
> > > modern, short of sulphuric acid, that would loosen these things any
>better?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Bryan
> >
> >--
> >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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