[TR] What do you use to clean greasy parts?

[David Lylis]

I use odorless paint thinner.  I bought a metal pan that goes under a water
heater and put it on a table.  When parts are clean  I put the liquid back
into a clear plastic 1 gal Cranberry Juice bottle (sans Cranberry Juice),
and let the solids settle out and use it again.  When it is too dirty I haul
it off to local recycling.  Parts dry fairly quickly, and the stuff,
although flammable, is nowhere near as dangerous as gasoline.

I highly recommend getting a plastic garden sprayer and putting a fitting on
the top/side to connect an air hose.  This requires a valve so you can
GENTLY introduce air pressure and have a squirter to use with the setup
described above.  GENTLY is a KEY word here and it saves you from repeatedly
having  to pump up the sprayer.

I cleaned my TR3A block this way as it fits right over the pan while mounted
on the engine stand.

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just tore down my nasty greasy engine.  I took the big parts with the
> block to the machine shop and am getting those cleaned with the block.
>
> I used to use gasoline to clean parts - but pretty sure that's not the way
> to go today,  With everything I have I think there would be a case of brake
> cleaner or more to get the hardware, etc clean.
>
> What are you using to clean parts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
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