> Mitch Covington writes:
> > 
> > I've just stripped the engine from my '71 bus, thought I'd get a gallon 
> > or two of solvent to put in the bug sprayer, and clean the daylights out 
> > of everything.  The only place I've found solvent by the gallon was $20 
> > bucks!!!  Ouch, and WalMart doesn't have it.  Perhaps there's something 
> > cheaper and almost as effective on grease, like Dawn dishwashing liquid?

> David Schwarze writes:
> If you want a really good job done on your parts and don't want to get
> dirty, take them all (tin especially) to a machine shop and have them
> hot tanked for around $20.  Your parts will come back looking like
> new and the tin will be ready to paint (black, please!).  IMO this
> is the best way to do it, unless you will be needing to re-clean 
> parts for some reason.

I'd like to point out that gasoline is a really good solvent and
sells for a mere $1.259 a gallon (at least it does here in San
Diego). Of course it is a little dangerous. Diesel fuel is a little
less flammable and is priced in the same ballpark.  I wonder if there
is something that could be mixed with gasoline to make it safe while
retaining its solvent properties.

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Bob and Penny Lee   vw@gulbransen.com   San Diego, CA
'71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie          
'71 VW Bus Dark Blue with sunroof  '72 VW Super Beetle Orange with sunroof

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