aluminum cleaner
aluminum cleanerok, motor done.<br /><br />but of course i need a little bit of help.<br /><br />see, i did a really great job of taking stuff apart, even put sets of parts with the bolts in labeled plastic bags. i ended up taking some of the pieces to my mechanic, when i realized i would need wrist pins cut down on a lathe to fit. (they needed to be a bit shorter)<br /><br />he ended up putting the whole motor together. all new seals, rebored 1 size from the machine shop, the internals are absolutely fabulous. he thought the transmission looked as good as new.<br /><br />but i took him the parts over 2 days.<br /><br />the problem was he beaded the jugs (cylinders) before i took him the head. after he looked at the cam and decided not to disassemble the head, he could not bead blast it.<br /><br />well, let me just say the motor looks like a zebra. i keep waiting for the flies in the commercial for "Racing Stripes", the movie with the Zebra. the flies dance back and forth over the stripes singing "Ebony and Ivory"<br /><br />as i cried to my wife, i made her run out and look at it in the back of the SUV. her only comment cut to the bone, "It doesn't look like the ones we see on TV".<br /><br />well, the mechanic said to get some mag wheel cleaner, seal off the intake and exhaust and they would all clean up decent.<br /><br />unbeknownest to the mechanic, before now i used; oven cleaner, comet as a paste, mean green, lime away (i actually had that recommended highly on the S-brand 2-stroke site) and some other kind of cleaner called "the works", all on the bottom end while the cylinders were at the machine shop.<br /><br />at best they are a lovely shade of dirty.<br /><br />as i showed my scepticism, the mechanic tried to explain that truckers use a mag wheel cleaner on their aluminum gas tanks that takes off the road dirt and really makes them shine.<br /><br />as i am open to anything i ran down to the auto parts store. well, it is new. ah worse, it is staffed by 2 kids that don't look to be my age between them. <br /><br />worse, they are twice as long winded. well, ok, not if you don't count the "uh's" and "um's".<br /><br />basically, they don't have a clue.<br /><br />so, after the story of my life; what is the most powerful acidic, oil disolving, deep cleaning thing under the sun to use on a fully assembled motor??<br />
Re: aluminum cleaneroh, and i just realized the reason i am asking is that i don't have a clue either.
Re: aluminum cleanerand i forgot to mention the paint stripper.<br /><br />i have hit the side covers with everything i could think of. what is the magic?<br />
Re: aluminum cleanerIm still tryin to figure out why the wrist pins needed to be cut ?<br /><br />Carb cleaner ! If that doesnt work yer pretty much stuck as only blasting it will get the job done.<br /><br />As fer the parts store fellas most of em are morons no matter what age they are. I can handle the younger ones easier than the older ones. They think because they're older than me they know more. Amateurs !!<br /><br />georGe
Re: aluminum cleanerwell Gman, the parts he could order new did not include absolutely correct length wrist pins.<br /><br />as they did not come with the pistons i bought off of evilbay and ohio cycle does not list them as available<br /><br />http://ohiocycle.com/catalog2.html<br /><br />we ordered the correct diameter and trimmed off 3mm in a lathe.<br /><br />i need to finish making some temporary covers for the intake and exhaust, then i will report what i use and results. i have a digital camera and will get some pics so it is understood what i am talking about.
Re: aluminum cleanerI got ya on the wrist pins, glad it worked out !<br /><br />I think I know what yer talkin about w/ the rest,if ya have to blast it use walnut or baking soda as a media. If ya go w/ the later use a good mask as it is not good for the lungs.<br />Good luck I dont envy ya one iota !<br /><br />georGe
Re: aluminum cleanerwe are going to try a lot of chemicals first and post results.<br /><br />i have a small outdoor sandblaster that while it has multiple tip sizes does not have a reclamation apparatus. the walnut shells seem to be $50 for a 50lb bag not including shipping. (regular blast sand is about $11 per 40lbs) aside from the health risks, blasting is not easy or fun work.<br /><br />i would rather spray on $25 worth of stuff, drink a beer, and hose it off than i would to wear that hood, gloves and mask; then lose it all with no way to reclaim it.
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