Yes, the phosphoric acid in Coke is an excellent de-ruster. It's found in many de-rusting or rust coversion products, too. An air-cooled VW engine is commonly used on experimental aircraft; see Bob Hoovers Blogs; http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/ And, oh, BTW, a waterboxer or "WBX" is not the same as an air-cooled VW engine......... they're much simpler, cheaper and more reliable than our beloved Vanagon WBX engines. We love 'em anyways! Mike B. It uses a VW > boxer motor! Talk about being not too smart...Would you fly around with > your life depending on a waterboxer motor's dependability? I don't think > so...Hope he wasn't planning on using the "Porch motor" in his Long-EZ kit > plane.... > Don Hanson > > > Scott wrote: > > Re: Frozen engine > > this is really good for a laugh. > The guy is building an AIRPLANE and he's not smart enough to store an > engine > half properly ???? ! > Makes a great story though. > Surprised it didn't use a little oil, or smoke some at least. > all fun though. > Scott > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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