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Old 01-10-2011, 10:26 PM   #1
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Default acid bath/ acid cleaning engine block

can you acid wash a engine block ya self or do u have to take it to some one? im on Brisbane north side.

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Old 01-10-2011, 10:48 PM   #2
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Default Re: acid bath/ acid cleaning engine block

A proper acid wash is a big tank to soak the block in.. You can clean the block yourself if there's not too much old oil baked on it .. If it is baked on an proper tank at an engine shop is the best option. They leave it in for several hours loosens up all the crud then you need to give it a good clean out after yourself before assembly
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Old 01-10-2011, 10:57 PM   #3
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ok yea its bad so who would do it?
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Old 02-10-2011, 01:17 PM   #4
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most engine machine shops can tank it for you, it`s not even worth trying to do it yourself imo, it not a lot of $$$$
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Old 02-10-2011, 01:34 PM   #5
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what they charge about?
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Old 02-10-2011, 01:43 PM   #6
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what they charge about?
your fingers painted on.. ring them yourself...
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Obviously you're a busy boy and Google is broken on your PC.

I felt so sorry for you and I spent all of 5mins there and came up with .....

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Old 02-10-2011, 04:23 PM   #8
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what they charge about?
i had mine done some years ago, but my young brother had one done about a year ago about, 30 buks from memory for a hot tank.
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Old 03-10-2011, 05:52 PM   #9
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It's not actually "acid" but caustic soda (for iron blocks and parts ONLY.It will eat alloy parts including bearings,all of which have to removed)
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