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tony barnhill
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]I worked under the bonnet for about an hour, had the air cleaners off and the chokes apart, etc etc.[/QUOTE]
You're slowing down, jack....hehehehe
You're slowing down, jack....hehehehe
John Moore
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Jack,
Just sounds like you need to drive a BUNCH more to build up some road grime! lol!
No really, since I "finished" my MGB I try and keep it spotless too. Part of the "fun" now is trying to keep it that way. But yeah, it's soooooooo much nicer to work in a clean engine bay with all new hardware.
Just sounds like you need to drive a BUNCH more to build up some road grime! lol!
No really, since I "finished" my MGB I try and keep it spotless too. Part of the "fun" now is trying to keep it that way. But yeah, it's soooooooo much nicer to work in a clean engine bay with all new hardware.
ncbugeye
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Whereas I had my fuel tank off for the second time, and that was not a clean job...
While I was at it decided I'd like to have the outside as clean as the inside, and although it's easy to remove 48 years of grime and oil deposits, I discovered it is very hard to get that old-fashioned "underseal" off.
Is there a product which will strip that stuff?
While I was at it decided I'd like to have the outside as clean as the inside, and although it's easy to remove 48 years of grime and oil deposits, I discovered it is very hard to get that old-fashioned "underseal" off.
Is there a product which will strip that stuff?
tony barnhill
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Is there a product which will strip that stuff? [/QUOTE]
One of the benefits of taking it to a radiator shop - they boil it overnight & remove everything inside & out!
One of the benefits of taking it to a radiator shop - they boil it overnight & remove everything inside & out!
ncbugeye
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I do know of a well-reputed radiator shop near home...
but at what cost, though? I heard of the order of $100 to boil - I could buy several cans of stripper for that and still be ahead. Especially as the tank is 100% clean and rust-free on the inside, and it definitely is the original 1958 tank...
but at what cost, though? I heard of the order of $100 to boil - I could buy several cans of stripper for that and still be ahead. Especially as the tank is 100% clean and rust-free on the inside, and it definitely is the original 1958 tank...
tony barnhill
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Yep, around here a little under $100 gets it stripped, pressurized, & chemically lined - without all the sweat & hard work of stripping undercoating! Its a tossup but, for me, the easy way wins everytime!