Getting ATF off headers.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: New Wilmington PA
Getting ATF off headers.
Hey guys. My most recent "adventure" was changing the transmission pan gasket but in the process (don't ask) managed to spill a glop of the marvelous fluid on my headers. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't the collector area. I've wiped off as much fluid as I can and have started the following procedure:
Start car, wait for smoke, let smoke build for a bit, shut down, cool until smoking stops... repeat.
After about 20 cycles of this I'm sure my starter is pretty pissed off at me and it still smokes every time.
Is there any good way of getting that crap out? I'm afraid that if I let it run there may be enough in there to actually catch fire and I have a lot of wires not to mention the fuel system routed over that area.
Any tips would be great. Thanks! :cheers:
Start car, wait for smoke, let smoke build for a bit, shut down, cool until smoking stops... repeat.
After about 20 cycles of this I'm sure my starter is pretty pissed off at me and it still smokes every time.
Is there any good way of getting that crap out? I'm afraid that if I let it run there may be enough in there to actually catch fire and I have a lot of wires not to mention the fuel system routed over that area.
Any tips would be great. Thanks! :cheers:
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 4,004
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From: Severna Park Md
Re: Getting ATF off headers. (Cookwithvette)
Spray em down with Brake cleaner. That stuff disolves oil and evaporates quickly. Then blast dry with compressed air. It will probably still smoke as the remainder burns off. I wouldnt bother even shutting it down. ide just let it burn off till its done.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: ohio
Re: Getting ATF off headers. (Cookwithvette)
oh heres something i learned at work. use chlorinated brake cleaner if you're going to spray junk off a exhaust manifold or headers. Our parts department switched to non-chlorinated for some reason. The problem is non-chlorinated is FLAMIBLE. That was a nice surprise at 8:30 in the morning.
