cleaning engine parts
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cleaning engine parts
Has anyone used Crown PSC 1000 Parts Cleaner to clean engine parts? What other cleaners of y'all used? I have a parts washer looking to get some cleaner for it.
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Re: cleaning engine parts
Until we got a parts washer, good oldfashioned kerosene was what I used...now we get the nastiest stuff NAPA will sell us...not sure that it is a bit better than kerosene...Wayne
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I’ve used mineral spirits. Any residue is beneficial against rusting and mixes with the oil anyway.
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Re: cleaning engine parts
Question- Are you using Hot Water to wash off the parts?
I've been using stuff like Purple Power and very hot water to clean parts with good success. Have also found that mixes like Gunk and Kerosene work much better if the parts are warm when you put the cleaner on them and scrub them and that hot water really works well. I use a small hot water heater in the shop to provide water at 160F and it works so much better that cold water. No water in shop not a problem a 15 gallon sprayer tank with battery pump run through the hot water heater works great.
Cheers Phil
I've been using stuff like Purple Power and very hot water to clean parts with good success. Have also found that mixes like Gunk and Kerosene work much better if the parts are warm when you put the cleaner on them and scrub them and that hot water really works well. I use a small hot water heater in the shop to provide water at 160F and it works so much better that cold water. No water in shop not a problem a 15 gallon sprayer tank with battery pump run through the hot water heater works great.
Cheers Phil
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Re: cleaning engine parts
Not using hot water thanks for the great idea.
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