parts cleaning
12-16-02, 09:58 PM
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Can you was all car parts in a solevent tank? Even electric ones?
The OMP for my new 89 motor is simpily disgusting, but I didnt know if wasking it in a solavent tank would hurt it or not.
Come to think of it I have a bunch of parts that could use a good cleaning.
the solovent is brake cleaner by the way.
The OMP for my new 89 motor is simpily disgusting, but I didnt know if wasking it in a solavent tank would hurt it or not.
Come to think of it I have a bunch of parts that could use a good cleaning.
the solovent is brake cleaner by the way.
12-16-02, 10:01 PM
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the OMP isn't electrical though, and I don't see why it would hurt it to wash it in a solvent tank, as long as you dry it out really well after...
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12-16-02, 10:06 PM
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ohhh... haha, sorry, I neglected to read the 89 part 
Yeah, I dunno about electrical stuff man, if you have any oil, etc in your solvent, it could wreck the motor...
nothing liquid is good for electrical stuff
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Yeah, I dunno about electrical stuff man, if you have any oil, etc in your solvent, it could wreck the motor...
nothing liquid is good for electrical stuff
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I've seen people wash Throttle Position Sensors and Ignition modules and **** in parts washers before, both the VarSol type and the soapy water aqueous types adn they've worked after a good compressed air drying... Not that I would do such a thing, but I've seen it done...
I'd say being that it's an OMP, it's sealed to prevent damage in the event of an oil leak, but I don't know... I've never seen the electric OMP... I'd inspect the outside of it for any entrance point for liquid, especially where parts are put together and where the wires go in. I wouldn't get liquid near those points, unless I knew it would all drain out somewhere else... I'd only purposely pus the cleaner in where the oil goes in and out.
I'd say being that it's an OMP, it's sealed to prevent damage in the event of an oil leak, but I don't know... I've never seen the electric OMP... I'd inspect the outside of it for any entrance point for liquid, especially where parts are put together and where the wires go in. I wouldn't get liquid near those points, unless I knew it would all drain out somewhere else... I'd only purposely pus the cleaner in where the oil goes in and out.
12-16-02, 10:47 PM
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TPS in a parts washer? holy crap... hope it didnt hurt it as they can be sensitive. Treat electrical parts like you would the distributor to be safe and not let them get too wet. Just be careful when cleaning the OMP and not dunk it but simply brush the exterior off. Cleaning solvents can deteriorate rubber seals and O-rings, not a good thing. Blow all passages out with compressed air and allow to thoroughly dry before reassembling the parts.
12-17-02, 06:33 PM
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engine parts cleaner in an areosol can, with alcohol or something in it to make it evaporate faster... just look on the label. and make sure it says safe for rubber parts.
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