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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Millersville, MD
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Heat Exchanger Cleaning
i just removed my heat exchangers, im not sure what they consist of inside but i was wondering if i could put them in my parts washer to get them cleaned up.
brian
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02-14-2006, 08:28 AM
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Bead blast and high temp paint but I'd caustion bead blasting very old heat exchangers. I very carefully bead blasted mine and then painted them with a very high temp silver which I baked in the oven. I could have left them alone but they still looked bad in spots near the intake manifold. Paint has held up very well even on the cross over pipe. Here's a pic.
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02-14-2006, 09:16 AM
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I sure would NOT want to be breathing that solvent - esp. as it heats up...
can you ensure that none gets inside?
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