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On 24 Dec 97, king5zreo@juno.com wrote:
> What product(s) would be recommended for cleaning a T3 engine? I
> would prefer cleaning it while witout removing the engine. What is the
> recommended procedure? Are commercial grade products such as Gunk, etc.
> products good to use?
Well, frankly, I don't think I would recommend that you do anything
except wipe off some of the more accessable parts with an oily rag.
A light coating of oil on things will keep them from rusiing, and,
yes, even the magnesium case will corrode. It can lose quite a bit
of material around the stod bosses for the attachment to the tranny
and to attach the lower air deflector tin. If it is really bad, then
I would stick to things like Gumout , kerosene, or mineral spirits.
I think the active ingredient in Easy Off is still Sodium Hydroxide
which can react strongly with aluminum; in most cases magnesium will
react with anything that aluminum does, so I don't think I would want
to find out what it would do to my case. I'm sure it would remove
some material.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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