Now with the engine and transmission out of the car, I find myself faced with lots of grease/oil/gunk/dirt etc on the engine, transmission, frame, etc. I guess 35 years worth of build up. Anyone have
Man it is a mess. If (it's always if) the engine was still in the car, I'd tow it to the nearest coin car wash and spend $10.00 there. Everybody who's seen my cleaning operations have been impressed,
Oven cleaner should do the trick. Sid _________________________________________________________________ Join the world s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com /// datsun-roa
Oven cleaner works great but the fumes are nasty so do it o/s. I recently cleaned a filthy head with it and it came out quite clean but you have to be careful with aluminum as it will discolor it. A
Now with the engine and transmission out of the car, I find myself faced with lots of grease/oil/gunk/dirt etc on the engine, transmission, frame, etc. I guess 35 years worth of build up. Anyone have
When I cleaned mine up, I tried lots of different things: Castrol degreaser, TSP, paint thinner, creme hand cleaner, etc. I found that Simple Green worked about as well as all those nasty, smelly, e
I second that!! simple green, a good bottle brush, and a Hose! Roman Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
The best I've found is the purple stuff from Clean Rite. I see it under different names. Purple Power was the last I bought. Bio degradable. Works great. My wife uses it deluted to wash the grease ou
John and anyone else who undertakes such a grotty job. Safety eyewear please. Trips to the E/R are a pain in the tuchus not to mention the eyes if that gets in them. Pamela Bauman Now with the engine
I also have used Simple Green, and with a high-pressure washer. Before you used any cleaning chemicals, park over some newspapers laid out to catch the dirt. Use scrapers to scoop off as much of the
Hi John, I used 6 cans of lemon scented Easy Off. Oh, I also used some aircraft paint remover for some of the tough stuff. Blasted all the gunk with my pressure sprayer. Oh, one tip...don't get the E
I second this, especially when using squirty stuff like carb or brake cleaner, it will splash right back!. -Marc t. == Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX 1970 1600 #SPL311-31016 1965 L-320 #L320 013642 h
Easyoff oven cleaner does work great, but realize it will remove paint. I do not recommend spraying it in the engine bay or getting it on the head (it will heavily corrode aluminum). The time to use