5.3 cutty

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Just tore apart my 5.3 I got for free...wanting to clean up the rods and pistons to give them a lookover what's the safest way (for the pistons) I can clean them up???

94Firehawk161

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The best DIY way that I have found is to get a can of carburetor cleaner. Gunk sells it in a one gallon paint can with a parts tray. It is large enough to soak the entire piston and half of the rod. If you leave it in there overnight, it will be clean by morning. Then, you can flip it over and do the big end of the rod. If you don't mind spending a little money, you could check with a local machine shop and see if they can hot tank them.

2000PewterT/A

I would get a machine shop to sonic clean them, depending on the hot tank and what chemicals the specific shop has in it can damage the aluminum. I was told never hot tank aluminum.

11SECSS

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I've used brake clean or carb cleaner and scotch brite pads.