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Degum diesel engine

Postby BRIAN PEART » Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:27 pm

Hi All
I am after the best way to degum a diesel engine that has be laying around for years any help would be great
Regards
Brian
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Postby eatherbreather » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:36 pm

I ususally let them sit in acetone or some engine degreaser overnight - being carful to remove any parts (plastic) that may be adversely afected first. I then use an electric heat gun and WD40 to free the internals before disassembly. Make sure the piston is free to move up and down before unscrewing the fins/cylinder (if the engine is made this way) otherwise a twisted/broken con-rod will result.
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Postby collie » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:44 am

soak it in tin of Radiator coolant for a few days[glycol]
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