Eat up a nail overnight. Slight exaggeration I hope.
Taco Bell hot sauce works good on copper, such as a penny.
Amazing how many posts there is about this acid theory!
Peter S
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
To: Bowen, Patrick A <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
Cc: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>; 'Peter S.' <alfapete@pacbell.net>;
'david' <engstrom@tstonramp.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: cooling system
> Remember we drink Coke-Cola, but it will eat a nail up over night, and no
I will
> not walk in a Muriatic Acid.
>
> "Bowen, Patrick A" wrote:
>
> > Craig, Maybe my battery is different then yours but that battery acid
> > (sulphuric acid) hurts like hell when I get it on my hands!!!
> >
> > Patrick Bowen
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Craig Smith [mailto:CraigS@iewc.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 11:51 AM
> > To: 'Peter S.'; Craig Smith; 'david'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: cooling system
> >
> > acids are not as caustic to some surfaces as others.
> > I have used streaght muratic on the deck of my pool barefoot. Eats the
hell
> > out of the concrete but doesn't bother my feet.
> > I would not use full mol sulfuric for the same purpose much less put my
feet
> > in it.
> > Take battery acid, won't hurt your hands that much but will eat the hell
out
> > of the paint on the car and your brand new blue jeans.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter S. [mailto:alfapete@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:49 AM
> > To: Craig Smith; 'david'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: cooling system
> >
> > Straight Muriatic acid is very strong. Don't use it straight if you
must
> > use it at all. The rad shops bottle must have been diluted. I used
this
> > stuff to etch my concrete garage floor before I painted it. Its nasty
> > stuff! Just use off the shelf rad flush.
> > Peter S
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
> > To: 'david' <engstrom@tstonramp.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 4:05 AM
> > Subject: RE: cooling system
> >
> > >
> > > I was at a local shop and watched a guy take standard muratic acid and
> > pour
> > > some down a radiator be fore they went to put it in the "tub" to check
for
> > > leaks.
> > > This stuff is cheap and can be bought most everywhere.
> > > The other acids even diluted might be a little strong.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: david [mailto:engstrom@tstonramp.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 11:15 PM
> > > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: cooling system
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello to everyone. Anyone have any thoughts or experience with
> > > derusting a spit cooling system with phosphoric acid? I was pondering
> > > filling my system with 0.1 molar phosphoric acid and running it for
> > > maybe 20 minutes and then letting it sit overnight, then another 20
> > > minute run, then 2 or 3 flushes to dilute the acid/rust out. I don't
> > > think the acid would do any damage but I'm not sure. My system has a
lot
> > > of rust in it. I ran the engine at 2k rpm for a half hour and the temp
> > > gauge equilibrated at the center of its range, also the engine never
> > > felt/showed any symptoms of excessive heat. But, of course, I'm
> > > concerned about local hot spots in the engine due to local coolant
> > > blockage caused by rust deposits. This is a mk2 that sat for 10 years,
> > > and has probably never had the cooling system cleaned. Also, anyone
know
> > > where can I obtain phosphoric acid?
> > >
> > > Thanks, David
> > >
>
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