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Viv W · 10-14-2016, 06:10 PM

Hi,
A freind of mine recently cleaned up a dirty rusty chevy motor by putting it in a drum filled with a mixture of molasis and water. He left it in the drum overnight, took it out next day and pressure cleaned it. The motor was as clean as the day it was cast, no grease, oil, paint or rust.
Incidentally, if you have a motor or anything else rusted up solid, put it in a drum of water and leave it to soak anything from a week to 3 months, the water will dissolve the rust better than any penetrating oil and you will eventually take it apart. I have tried this on a 29 Chev engine and it DOES work
Regards
Viv.

10-14-2016, 06:10 PM	#38
Viv W Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Harare Zimbabwe Posts: 160	Re: Block cleaning at home Hi, A freind of mine recently cleaned up a dirty rusty chevy motor by putting it in a drum filled with a mixture of molasis and water. He left it in the drum overnight, took it out next day and pressure cleaned it. The motor was as clean as the day it was cast, no grease, oil, paint or rust. Incidentally, if you have a motor or anything else rusted up solid, put it in a drum of water and leave it to soak anything from a week to 3 months, the water will dissolve the rust better than any penetrating oil and you will eventually take it apart. I have tried this on a 29 Chev engine and it DOES work Regards Viv.