Dust storm hit my engine how to clean
12-10-2009, 09:19 AM
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Using compressed air to clean out dust is perfectly acceptable method to get grit or grime out of an engine. If you want to go the extra step of taking the caps off then fine. A dust storm I wouldn't worry about it. Having it in the back of a pick-up doing 60mph in a dust storm and/or down in the dirty holler then yeah I'd probably redo everything.
12-10-2009, 10:05 AM
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I think I would first hit it with compressed air. Then I'd take it to the car wash and spray it down and then I'd put it in the garage with a humidifier pointing right at it. I'd then acid wash it and then ceramic coat everything. I would then hoist it about six feet high and drop it a few times just to make sure any stubborn granules were extracted.
12-10-2009, 11:01 AM
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What if the dust storm was like this? lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPf19hr9NPk
Put it this way when I built my engine I did it in the house and every time I left the room for more than a few minutes the plastic garbage bag was put back over the block to keep any dust out. I would take it apart and clean it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPf19hr9NPk
Put it this way when I built my engine I did it in the house and every time I left the room for more than a few minutes the plastic garbage bag was put back over the block to keep any dust out. I would take it apart and clean it.
12-10-2009, 03:53 PM
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just took the oil pan off to see how bad it was....if someone was within chocking distance I would pop there ******* neck...yea its going to the shop to get hot tank and cleaned
12-10-2009, 04:50 PM
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lmao yea i guess ... man it looks like a damn sand storm inside of it i think and hope its not over 200 dollars but who knows. ill take it sometime next week
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I think I would first hit it with compressed air. Then I'd take it to the car wash and spray it down and then I'd put it in the garage with a humidifier pointing right at it. I'd then acid wash it and then ceramic coat everything. I would then hoist it about six feet high and drop it a few times just to make sure any stubborn granules were extracted.
