Re: Old engine question
- From: Abel Pranger <abel_pranger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:02:04 -0700
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:49:18 GMT, "Mark Daughtry, SR"
<mdaughtr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have an old O.S. Max .20 FP engine that has set up for probably 10 years
or more in a non temperature controlled storage shed. I have finally got the
thing disassembled and there is a load of varnish build up all over the
place. I am thinking of replacing the piston and sleeve, but as I said all
the other parts have varnish build up on them and I thought of soaking in
some sort of solvent to remove it. My question is what type of solvent
should I use to do this.
Also, might anyone out there have the original instructions for this engine?
Mark-
The varnish is cooked veggie oil, so products intended to remove that
work well. Oven cleaner is widely used, some brands work better than
others. I got a pint can from a food service supply store that works
well. It is a gel that looks and smells very much like the product
"Demon Clean" (or similar, not sure of the exact brand name) sold by
Dave Gierke for cleaning model engines.
Another widely used solvent is antifreeze - soak overnight in a warm
crock pot.
No solvent I have used does a complete job. A Scotch Brite pad and
some elbow grease will be needed too.
Abel
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