Having seen a couple of u-tube vids of hungarian dudes using coke to get rust off some lada bumper
I thought what the heck - give it a try.
I was left a bottle of diet muck (poison it is...) after a recent party. So having just got hold of a Sprint clutch
hose attached to a master and its reservoir with predictably rusty unions that wouldn't budge without shearing the pipe
as we've all done before I dunked them in a dish of said "beverage".
A bit of fizzing and after 5 minutes one could see evidence of the rust actually dissolving....
Am I imagining this I think?
Nope - after half an hour a quick wire brush and a gentle twist of a spanner and the union on the reservoir pipe was
spinning like a good one. Later the free end of the clutch pipe was also free and turning well. I wire brushed gently and the pipe itself started to show signs of being made of steel, rather than dirt.
I left the cylinder in overnight and the following morning the most seized of the unions......came undone.
Out of the cylinder and spinning nicely on the pipe.
I'm well chuffed. This is as good a result as Ive had with Bilt Hamber Deox and Plus gas and far cheaper.
Who knows what it does to your innards but I'm going to be using it in far more scenarios in future....
Seized head studs or seized piston rings would be the ultimate test....
Jonners
Better use for diet coke....
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Better use for diet coke....
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maximus
Re: Better use for diet coke....
Your right Jon it`s poison(see aspartame videos on youtube) but it works.
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Re: Better use for diet coke....
The cheaper the stuff, the better is is for this purpose. Get down to your local Aldi or Lidl. It's also good for cleaning the bog.
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West Yorkshire Area Organiser
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Railway, 1 Birstall Lane, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JJ
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - a project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint), NYE 751L (1972 Dolomite 1850 auto) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!
Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.
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Re: Better use for diet coke....
That'll be the phosphoric acid then...
In my dim and distance past I used to work as the chemist on a phos acid plant. Nasty stuff burns like hell!!
But as you say jonners great for rust!!
In my dim and distance past I used to work as the chemist on a phos acid plant. Nasty stuff burns like hell!!
But as you say jonners great for rust!!
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2011 Landrover Defender pickup - twisted
2023 Porsche 911 Carrera T Manual!!
2021 Toyota Yaris GR-Four
2015 Audi RS4 Avant (V8!!)
Gone but not forgotten 2008 BMW M5 (E61) Touring (George, as in Best, as it likes a Drink) to be replaced soon...... Epic epic car
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Karlos
Re: Better use for diet coke....
Stick to the diet/sugar-free varieties to avoid the new sugar tax.
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grifterkid
Re: Better use for diet coke....
Would this stuff be good for cleaning out a petrol tank do you think...?!
Re: Better use for diet coke....
Just used Pepsi Max overnight, worked pretty well. 