use vinegar to free rust stuck motor?

Has anybody tried pouring vinegar into a rust stuck motor?

People rave about removing rust everywhere else.

Anybody see any real issues?

 

hmmm...never heard that one before.....dont see what it would hurt to try it..but im not a chem engineer either!! or a good speller

 

if the block will hold it, it will work........

 

There are so many "home remedies" for unseizing a seized engine that I can't keep up with them. As far as I'm concerned, there are several substances that are intended for such things--why not use them? If it takes very much effort to unstick an engine, it needs to be completely torn down and rebuilt anyway.

 

maybe if you add the vineagar and plugs to the sparkplaug hole it'll work, you will have to clean the cylinders out somehow.

 

I think M***engill sells a vinegar solution that even has a handy spark plug hole applicator...









Apologies to the ladies, but I just couldn't resist!!

 

I'd try a nice raspberry vinergrette.

 

i remember reading in the tech archives an article about engines that said using diesel will work.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77566

that thread actually.

 

The heads are already off. I am just trying to get the damn thing apart so I can rebuild it.

 

strawberry scented KY. Your engine will thank you.

 

I just bought some vinegar! LOL!

Somebody had posted about using Coca-Cola to free up a siezed engine, I think the Vinegar may work also, but you may have to wait a week.

Skibo

 

Now that's some funny **** right there, I don't care WHO ya are.........

 

What the hell, give it a try, it's already ****ed up. You need to leave it for about 5 days. Pour out the vinager and pour in Marvel Mistery Oil and let that soak for a while. If you don't delute the vinager when you take it out, you will get "flash" rust. By that I mean, you turn around to take a drink of coffee and the damn thing already has surface rust forming. Let us know, OK? Edit: I noticed that the apple cider vinager doesn't flash rust like the white vinager. Don't know why but, I've seen it happen.

 

Coke-cola!! works great!!

 

In the past I have used a mixture of half diesel and Marvel Mystery Oil. It worked great on an old Chevy 348 and a Ford 390, poured it in the plug holes let it sit for a week and turned them over by hand.

 

All right, since you started it:

Guy walks into a bar, sees a nice looking girl at the other end of the bar, and says to the bartender, "I'll have a scotch and ginger ale, and give that douchebag another of whatever she's drinking".

Bartender says, "I'll thank you not to refer to her in that manner".

Guy says, "Just do as I say and give the douchebag another drink".

Bartender walks down to the other end of the bar and says, "That guy down there wants to buy you a drink--what'll it be?"

To which the girl replies,







"Vinegar and water, thanks".

 

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

That is good advice, Since i'm going to pick up an old motor today and figure i may need something like that... BUT boy did i look stupid whipping out every bottle of stay fresh summer breeze douch.

Like Big Ken said Now thats funny right there

Big Tony
The summer breeze smelling douch bag