Date:         Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:25:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Subject:      Freeing up a  frozen engine?
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Scott's reference to Coke as a rust-remover for freeing up a frozen Van
engine, etc. is no B.S.   Coke IS a super rust remover, we used it all the
time at the boat yard where I once worked.  If you found an 'anonymous lump'
of rust (an old crescent wrench or a widget of some sort)  in the bilges of
a boat, a few days in a vat of Coca-Cola would remove all the
rust..completely, restoring it to shiny condition.

  Not sure how that cleaning action might affect the bearings in the lower
end of a Van motor though.

  As for the 'airplane mechanic' with the stored motor under his porch....
There is a make of well known  very fast "experimental" kit airplane...a
Long-I-Z or some such.  Canard wing with a pusher propeller.  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

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