Don Mack wrote: > > I noticed some rust on the top of the oil dipstick above the oil line. > Any suggestions as how to remove and prevent it in the future? > > Don Mack > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.flash.net/~donmack
Hi Don,
Here are a couple of suggestions;
1- Sand blast it (or bead blast, I'd use sand) and then wash it VERY
GOOD in a solvent, diesel fuel, gasoline or ? and blow it off really
good with compressed air to be sure that every bit of the sand and rust
particles have been removed. I don't know of anything I'd want to treat
it with afterwards that I'd want inside my crankcase. I'd coat it good
with the same oil you use in your engine. Someone else out there may
know of something to treat it with, but the factory sent it out just
bare metal and I think that's a pretty good indication of what to do.
Of course you know that the rust was caused by condensation. A hot
engine sitting and cooling down in a humid area. Thus, moisture inside
the engine.
2- Buy some NAVAL JELLY at a building supply store and spread it on with
a small brush, let it sit (per instructions) and then rinse it off. Two
or three applications may be required to get it all and it may be
impossible to get it "all" this way. (up where the stick is fastened to
the cap will be difficult to work the jelly into.)
Personnaly, I'd go the sand method and be very careful to rinse it
all
out. Most engine (auto) overhalul shops have a sand blaster or bead
blaster. I have one out in my shop, it comes in really hady at times.
(I like to restore old trinkets, tools, etc. I found an old pipewrench
burried in the ground not to long ago, it was in such bad shape that I
couldn't break it loose to turn the knurled adjusting cylinder. I
sandblasted it, cleaned it and painted it with a rattlecan and it looks
brand new except for a minimal amount of wear on the jaws.)
Good luck Don, I hope this helps you.
Bob Saville
N3396H
Eugene, Or.
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