Subject	Damon is right--
Posted by	Keaner on December 06, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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In Reply To	Uhm, no? posted by Dallas DamonZ on December 06, 2010 at 03:04 PM
Message	I just had an engine rebuild destroyed because of a fairly small fleck of aluminum in one of the cylinders. The shop paid for the new block, but I did get to wait an additional 2 months for the car.
Follow Ups	Metal shavings in upper intake plenum - MY3ZTT 13:18:20 12/06/10 Yes, find a local machine/auto shop and hot tank it. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 13:26:30 12/06/10 2nd. I hot tanked my plenum, it only cost 20$ for a lot of - JonnyZ(SoCal) 15:27:37 12/06/10 how did it turn out? - inf 20:27:27 12/06/10 It didn't melt! It turned out really good, I'll see if I can - JonnyZ(SoCal) 21:24:50 12/06/10 Here's some pix... - JonnyZ(SoCal) 21:50:29 12/06/10 Incorrect. I worked in a machine shop, the hot tank - J_Wright 23:47:06 12/06/10 If you washed it out with water, used compressed air... - Zinn2win 14:52:13 12/06/10 Uhm, no? - Dallas DamonZ 15:04:18 12/06/10 Damon is right-- - Keaner 15:32:39 12/06/10 Leftover glass bead will destroy your engine faster - ZXoltan 16:43:56 12/06/10 He didn't say anything about glass bead! Just metal 'dust'. (n/m) - Zinn2win 20:34:53 12/06/10 Correct, and you mentioned "sandblasting stuff" - ZXoltan 06:19:59 12/07/10 horribly incorrect advice - aliaZ 16:49:42 12/06/10 Ultrasonic tank would be the best (n/m) - thumper 16:13:29 12/06/10 Will hot tanking remove powder coating? - MY3ZTT 18:19:25 12/06/10 No, but it will probably harm the finish - thumper 18:30:41 12/06/10 Maybe mine wasn't done correctly but it stripped every piece - JonnyZ(SoCal) 18:37:57 12/06/10 He said his was powdercoated, not painted (n/m) - thumper 22:21:07 12/06/10 I meant poweder coat!!! (n/m) - JonnyZ(SoCal) 22:24:44 12/06/10 Powder coat is paint ;) (n/m) - Spddracer 22:35:56 12/06/10 Technically correct :) (n/m) - thumper 00:03:10 12/07/10
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