Originally Posted by
av8tor1977
For general cleaning of the outside of the engine, the de-greaser available in gallon jugs at Costco works amazingly well. Don't heat it, and don't let it soak too long full strength or it will etch and/or discolor the metal.
For soaking off baked on crud, the antifreeze in a crockpot trick works very well.
AV8TOR
So the idea here is to get the antifreeze really hot,but not to a rolling boil,so the crockpot would be better and safer than on a stove.Next question is,what antifreeze to use,the full strength ,the premixed 50/50 or a Eco friendly type.I imagine the Eco friendly wouldn't work as it's chemical formula is different than the regular stuff. Can all engine parts be cleaned in this way,like the cylinder and a crankcase with the bearings in it.
After cleaning in the crackpot, what do you rince the parts with,some type of cleaner or just plain water ?