Removing gas residue from an aluminum intake manifold
01-11-2013, 10:27 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Removing gas residue from an aluminum intake manifold
Hate to beat a dead horse, but what is the best way to remove the brown residue from an aluminum manifold while it is still on the engine.
Tried carb cleaner, brake cleaner, paint thinner and acetone with zero results.
Tried carb cleaner, brake cleaner, paint thinner and acetone with zero results.
01-11-2013, 10:34 PM
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Safety Car
Use toothbrush and clean cotton towel
01-12-2013, 04:39 AM
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Brake cleaner with a kitchen 'scratchy pad' works just fine.
01-12-2013, 09:07 AM
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Le Mans Master
follow directions on bottle, repeat several times.
01-12-2013, 11:13 AM
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Any product containing phosphoric acid will brighten aluminum. Aluminum Jelly, Alumiprep, Metalprep, etc.....
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01-12-2013, 11:25 AM
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Drifting
stains on aluminum manifold
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01-14-2013, 01:25 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Has anyone tried oven cleaner?
01-14-2013, 01:57 PM
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what,
none of the eleven methods described above (not including oven cleaner) worked?
none of the eleven methods described above (not including oven cleaner) worked?
01-14-2013, 07:28 PM
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01-14-2013, 08:13 PM
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If none of the above methods work, give up, take it off the car and put it in the dishwasher on "scrub" or some such setting, with your normal dishwasher soap. Just don't let your wife know what's cooking
01-14-2013, 08:21 PM
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Brake cleaner.
01-15-2013, 12:10 AM
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Burning Brakes
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01-16-2013, 12:59 PM
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Burning Brakes
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I can report that brake cleaner, simple green and carb cleaner have failed to remove anything other than dirt from the aluminum manifold.
Oven cleaner was not tried because the label said not to use on aluminum.
Oven cleaner was not tried because the label said not to use on aluminum.