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*bisquik65* · 04-28-2004, 08:44 PM

If you need heads or a block cooked or steel wheels stripped of paint take a 55 gallon steel drum and cut it right above the first rib and put it on blocks so you can put charcoal under it . fill it with water and your parts. let the water boil and then add 2 cans of cristal driano or lye. Let cook overnight then pull it out and let it cool for about 3 hours, take it to the carwash and rince it. This way it only costs about $10. bucks. Saves you machine shop cost to clean. Been doing it for years.

Gordo · 04-28-2004, 08:58 PM

Cool! Sounds easy enough, I got to try that next time. Thanks!

crazy longhorn · 04-28-2004, 08:58 PM

Slick tip dude!

I like cheap when building trucks

crazyL

*bisquik65* · 04-28-2004, 09:04 PM

I forgot to menton !!!!!!!!!!!!!no aluminum parts unless you want them black as coal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Now you can put an old engine bracket in it for an agaitior . try it and you will see how it rolls the water. I saw this idea on tv for small parts in a bucket with warm water and figured if it worked with warm why not hot?

*bisquik65* · 10-25-2004, 07:56 PM

useful info to save money cleaning a motor and dirty parts,wheels,ect

67ChevyC10Stepside · 10-25-2004, 09:51 PM

the charcoal dont melt the bucket?

Longhorn Man · 10-25-2004, 09:53 PM

Just copied to the FAQ....good info here. Bummer we can't get away with that in city limits.

jimfulco · 10-25-2004, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Just copied to the FAQ....good info here. Bummer we can't get away with that in city limits.

Just call it barbecue

An old gas water heater burner (usually found on the side of the road) works if you have gas.

incoma · 10-25-2004, 10:12 PM

This is basically the hot vat that we had at the NAPA. The powder we put into the "soup" was caustic as hell. Just make sure its covered up good, b/c the vapors will peel paint. Literally. We forgot to put the lid down one afternoon and the next day all of the paint had peeled from the ceiling and walls. The owner wasn't too happy.

You can also do this with carb cleaner and use heating pads taped to the sides of the barrel. They won't boil the water/carb cleaner like the burner can, but they'll make it warm/hot.

krue · 10-25-2004, 10:17 PM

Thanks for the tips guys! Gotta love cheap!

Brainchild · 10-25-2004, 11:04 PM

So how long will this liquid last? I mean can you do parts in it over and over,or is it just a one time thing?

*1972C10* · 10-25-2004, 11:39 PM

Local engine shops use the Lye Caustic Isnt cheap niether If a person gets the right chemicals it dont have to be heated Althou it does help to use it regularly.

*bisquik65* · 10-26-2004, 05:27 PM

yes it does work over but i usually put one more can in as a booster but it does work that way. And when you have to empty it .its just like cleaning your drain out just dump it down the drain. After all its just grease in there.

Brainchild · 10-26-2004, 07:06 PM

Looks like I may have to set one of these up at the shop.I'd be nice for sure

68w/sbc406 · 10-26-2004, 08:39 PM

you could weld a hose bib in the bottom that way it could drain easily

04-28-2004, 08:44 PM	#1
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	cheap engine cooker If you need heads or a block cooked or steel wheels stripped of paint take a 55 gallon steel drum and cut it right above the first rib and put it on blocks so you can put charcoal under it . fill it with water and your parts. let the water boil and then add 2 cans of cristal driano or lye. Let cook overnight then pull it out and let it cool for about 3 hours, take it to the carwash and rince it. This way it only costs about $10. bucks. Saves you machine shop cost to clean. Been doing it for years.

04-28-2004, 08:58 PM	#2
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Cool! Sounds easy enough, I got to try that next time. Thanks! __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

04-28-2004, 08:58 PM	#3
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Slick tip dude! I like cheap when building trucks crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

04-28-2004, 09:04 PM	#4
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	cooker I forgot to menton !!!!!!!!!!!!!no aluminum parts unless you want them black as coal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Now you can put an old engine bracket in it for an agaitior . try it and you will see how it rolls the water. I saw this idea on tv for small parts in a bucket with warm water and figured if it worked with warm why not hot?

10-25-2004, 07:56 PM	#5
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	ttt useful info to save money cleaning a motor and dirty parts,wheels,ect

10-25-2004, 09:51 PM	#6
67ChevyC10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Butler PA Posts: 3,032	the charcoal dont melt the bucket? __________________ 67 c-10, 400 SB, TH350, 4.10 gears, Blazer tank,camaro tach, sidemarker fuel fill (soon) WTB: stepside parts, 67 front end parts, 67 small window cab. posi for 3.73 or 4.10 for 12 bolt and 10 bolt.

10-25-2004, 09:53 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Just copied to the FAQ....good info here. Bummer we can't get away with that in city limits.

10-25-2004, 10:12 PM	#9
incoma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 865	This is basically the hot vat that we had at the NAPA. The powder we put into the "soup" was caustic as hell. Just make sure its covered up good, b/c the vapors will peel paint. Literally. We forgot to put the lid down one afternoon and the next day all of the paint had peeled from the ceiling and walls. The owner wasn't too happy. You can also do this with carb cleaner and use heating pads taped to the sides of the barrel. They won't boil the water/carb cleaner like the burner can, but they'll make it warm/hot.

10-25-2004, 10:17 PM	#10
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Thanks for the tips guys! Gotta love cheap! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

10-25-2004, 11:04 PM	#11
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	So how long will this liquid last? I mean can you do parts in it over and over,or is it just a one time thing? __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

10-25-2004, 11:39 PM	#12
1972C10 Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,686	Local engine shops use the Lye Caustic Isnt cheap niether If a person gets the right chemicals it dont have to be heated Althou it does help to use it regularly.

10-26-2004, 05:27 PM	#13
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	over and over yes it does work over but i usually put one more can in as a booster but it does work that way. And when you have to empty it .its just like cleaning your drain out just dump it down the drain. After all its just grease in there.

10-26-2004, 07:06 PM	#14
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Looks like I may have to set one of these up at the shop.I'd be nice for sure __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

10-26-2004, 08:39 PM	#15
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	you could weld a hose bib in the bottom that way it could drain easily __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler



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