Good Degreaser?
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Good Degreaser?
I have pulled out my transmission because of a grinding noise (except when clutch is depressed). Before I take it apart I'd like to clean it up - it's pretty bad. Up until a few months ago my valve cover had a leak - so I now have oil, grease and dirt caked on pretty good.
After I physically remove the worst of the crud, what do you guys recommend as a cleaner???
I will work over a drip pan and catch the stuff for reuse, I don't have a hood or wash basin.
I have used kerosene in the past, is there anything better that I can get at hardware or auto parts store? Thanks for advice.
Wish me luck, if I can't rebuild this thing on my own, I'll get one at the wrecking yard. Never done a tranny before, I'm looking forward to the adventure.
Raul
w/ 81 F-100, I6, SROD, Carter 1V non-feedback carb, no A/C, no PS, no PB, but it gets me where I need to go
After I physically remove the worst of the crud, what do you guys recommend as a cleaner???
I will work over a drip pan and catch the stuff for reuse, I don't have a hood or wash basin.
I have used kerosene in the past, is there anything better that I can get at hardware or auto parts store? Thanks for advice.
Wish me luck, if I can't rebuild this thing on my own, I'll get one at the wrecking yard. Never done a tranny before, I'm looking forward to the adventure.
Raul
w/ 81 F-100, I6, SROD, Carter 1V non-feedback carb, no A/C, no PS, no PB, but it gets me where I need to go
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Good Degreaser?
I have used the usual stuff like Simple Green, Gunk and etc., but I have had the best luck with Easy-Off oven cleaner. Just make sure it doesn't get on any painted surfaces you don't plan on refinishing!!!
Todd
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Once you get the worst of the crud off, carb cleaner does a real job on the remainder. I usually take my stuff to the car wash and give it a good hosing too, just be prepared to get soaked!!!
DannyP
89 F-150 4x4 former EFI I-6 now carbed 351W, Edelbrock heads,cam,intake,carb.
MSD 6A, ZF, Sterling 10.25 with 3.55L's.
DannyP
89 F-150 4x4 former EFI I-6 now carbed 351W, Edelbrock heads,cam,intake,carb.
MSD 6A, ZF, Sterling 10.25 with 3.55L's.
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This may sound crazy but I restored a 135 MASSEY FERGESON tractor that was nasty with grease and diesel.To clean this mess I used oven cleaner.Let it set for a while and use a pressure washer.Worked real nice.
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Good Degreaser?
The oven cleaner works really well, we've used it on my brothers chevy many times! (ha ha!)
When I pulled my engine a little over a year ago to relpace the oil pan gaskets and all of the other gaskets and seals, I scraped and chipped off what I could, and then used brake cleaner to clean off residual stuff that wouldn't scrape off.
By the way, while I was already sitting at the engine (on a stand) I went ahead and pulled some of the parts that I didn't want to have to replace down the line, and replaced them.
I just didn't want to have to pull the engine 5,000 miles down the road to change either a timing chain, or an oil pump.
1988 F-150, SWB, 5.0 EFI (formerly 4.9 EFI), M5OD 5 speed, 3.08 gears, Summit shorty truck headers, Custom built Flowmaster exhaust system. Force 4 LP6000 lightbar, Federal signal PA-300 100 watt siren, Icom IC-V100 50 watt mobile radio.
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1965 F-100 (just purchased 1/18/01), SWB, 390, C-6 auto. Dual exhaust, Not much else to do to it.
Can see both below.
[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/|Hotrodford_88's Webpage]
When I pulled my engine a little over a year ago to relpace the oil pan gaskets and all of the other gaskets and seals, I scraped and chipped off what I could, and then used brake cleaner to clean off residual stuff that wouldn't scrape off.
By the way, while I was already sitting at the engine (on a stand) I went ahead and pulled some of the parts that I didn't want to have to replace down the line, and replaced them.
I just didn't want to have to pull the engine 5,000 miles down the road to change either a timing chain, or an oil pump.
1988 F-150, SWB, 5.0 EFI (formerly 4.9 EFI), M5OD 5 speed, 3.08 gears, Summit shorty truck headers, Custom built Flowmaster exhaust system. Force 4 LP6000 lightbar, Federal signal PA-300 100 watt siren, Icom IC-V100 50 watt mobile radio.
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1965 F-100 (just purchased 1/18/01), SWB, 390, C-6 auto. Dual exhaust, Not much else to do to it.
Can see both below.
[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/|Hotrodford_88's Webpage]
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Good Degreaser?
Get either some good carb cleaner orinvest in some GREASED LIGHTNING. stuff works wonders!
CJ
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diesel fuel to scrub then a can of brake cleaner to rinse, works wonders just don't smoke while you do it
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From: conneaut usa
Good Degreaser?
I like Carb Cleaner use it all the time on motorcylces and everyhrting but purple power is good as well just buy the good stuff from Lowes or hardware place not the dilluted stuff the REAL purple power LOL
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I used the stp degreaser on my engine. I did a test area. sprayed some on then almost instantly rinsed it off. in less than two minutes it ate all the grease and some of the paint too. Some powerful stuff. Ive since switched to an orange cleaner made by the same co. that makes PB Blaster figuring that if the cleaner worked half as well as the blaster it would be some good stuff. And it was.
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From: MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI
Good Degreaser?
At work in the shop, our trucks get purty nasty while haulin rocks and asphault n all. We use diesel and brake cleaner to clean off most of it. The best way is to soak the case in diesel or brake cleaner for bout a half hour then hit it with a hot power washer. Just beware of the epa. (Our shop failed miserably at last inspection) haha.
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From: South Sioux City, NE USA
Good Degreaser?
Mix 1 cup Tide to 1 gallon HOT water in a bucket. Then scrub the parts with the solution and a stiff brush. Then just rinse with hot water. It will clean all the crud off and is safer to the environment.
Roger
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