Re: IML: What to use for cleaning

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Hmmmm...I am trying to determine what year of Imperial might have had red valve covers. Could it be a straight 8 model that requires the removal of a wheel house panel, and special valve adjusting man who does house calls for servicing?

Paul

In an email dated Tue, 1 3 2005 6:27:20 am GMT, Jason Wulf <jrwulf@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>I spoke recently with a friend of mine, he said there's an Industrial
>Simple Green in a black bottle found somewhere...apparently it works
>amazingly well. ?He was unaware that he didn't have black valve
>covers, it took so much grease off these that they turned red! 
>Previously he had used engine degreaser and a power wand at a drive-up
>car wash...so I'm going to ask him again where he got it, and I'll
>report back here.
>
>
>-Jason
>
>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:22:01 -0500, Steve B. <imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Thanx everyone for your advice! ? I got some mineral spirits on the way
>> home tonight and will run out and get some diesel as well to try that.
>> 
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Steve B.
>> 
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>> Steve;
>> ? May I suggest using diesel fuel for disolving the hardened grease? I
>> used that stuff to clean off 1/4 inch of crud off of my starter motor on
>> the 54' Imp as well as the engine block and followed it with mineral
>> spirits. Believe me there was ?a lot of crud all over that thing, so
>> much so that clumps of it would fall off in my face every time I would
>> would work under it. Diesel will also disolve asphalt so be careful
>> around the driveway with it. It may hurt rubber parts but I gathered
>> that you were replacing those anyhow. Best Regards Arran Foster 1954
>> Imperial Newport Needing A Left Side tailight bezel and other trim
>> parts.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve B." <imperial59@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:41 AM
>> Subject: IML: What to use for cleaning
>> 
>> I have begun the process of rebiliding the front end on my '59 Imperial.
>> Yesterday I got everything pulled off and labeled and got the center
>> link ready to ship out for rebuilding.
>> 
>> All these parts are covered in massive amounts of 45 year old gunk that
>> I swear could safely be used to hold a jumbo jet together instead of
>> rivets. ?I used an entire can of comet just trying to get it all off me
>> after the day was done.
>> 
>> So what do yall use to clean this kind of stuff? ?I normally use simple
>> green or gunk and this stuff just laughs at both of those products. I
>> want it all to be pretty and clean before I try to put it back together
>> again.
>> 
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Steve B.
>> 
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