More interesting uses for Coca-Cola - specifically the diet version. It
makes an excellent cleaner for windsheilds. It removes stubborn road film
and sap better than windshield washer solvent. May be the phosphoric acid
content working here too!
Regards,
Chris Delling
At 11:11 PM 3/3/98 EST, you wrote:
>> >
>> > I've always had good luck using Coca-Cola to eat through rust on
>> > U-joints. Wonder if it would make the difference in your cylinders?
>> >
>> The plan: the block goes upside-down, padded, on the cement floor. I'll
>> try the Coke. I'll toast the outside of the jug through the water-jacket
>> holes and the adjoining cyl. with a heat gun. I then drop some dry ice
>> into the bottom of the piston. I whack it with a wooden drift and a
>> maul.
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>Interesting. For those wondering, Coca-Cola contains phosphoric acid,
>which works well for a rust converter, converting the iron oxide into
>something else :-) . You would probably be better off, however, using
>just plain phosphoric acid (or diluted, or however it's sold). I guess
>it would work for the above, never thought about using Coke though :-)
>
>Probably cheaper to use regular phosphoric acid, though.
>--
>Sean Bartnik
>Fredericksburg, Virginia
>'81 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia
>'74 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible
>http://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm
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