Remember we drink Coke-Cola, but it will eat a nail up over night, and no I will
not walk in a Muriatic Acid.
"Bowen, Patrick A" wrote:
> Craig, Maybe my battery is different then yours but that battery acid
> (sulphuric acid) hurts like hell when I get it on my hands!!!
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Smith [mailto:CraigS@iewc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 11:51 AM
> To: 'Peter S.'; Craig Smith; 'david'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: cooling system
>
> acids are not as caustic to some surfaces as others.
> I have used streaght muratic on the deck of my pool barefoot. Eats the hell
> out of the concrete but doesn't bother my feet.
> I would not use full mol sulfuric for the same purpose much less put my feet
> in it.
> Take battery acid, won't hurt your hands that much but will eat the hell out
> of the paint on the car and your brand new blue jeans.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter S. [mailto:alfapete@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:49 AM
> To: Craig Smith; 'david'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: cooling system
>
> Straight Muriatic acid is very strong. Don't use it straight if you must
> use it at all. The rad shops bottle must have been diluted. I used this
> stuff to etch my concrete garage floor before I painted it. Its nasty
> stuff! Just use off the shelf rad flush.
> Peter S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
> To: 'david' <engstrom@tstonramp.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 4:05 AM
> Subject: RE: cooling system
>
> >
> > I was at a local shop and watched a guy take standard muratic acid and
> pour
> > some down a radiator be fore they went to put it in the "tub" to check for
> > leaks.
> > This stuff is cheap and can be bought most everywhere.
> > The other acids even diluted might be a little strong.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: david [mailto:engstrom@tstonramp.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 11:15 PM
> > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: cooling system
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello to everyone. Anyone have any thoughts or experience with
> > derusting a spit cooling system with phosphoric acid? I was pondering
> > filling my system with 0.1 molar phosphoric acid and running it for
> > maybe 20 minutes and then letting it sit overnight, then another 20
> > minute run, then 2 or 3 flushes to dilute the acid/rust out. I don't
> > think the acid would do any damage but I'm not sure. My system has a lot
> > of rust in it. I ran the engine at 2k rpm for a half hour and the temp
> > gauge equilibrated at the center of its range, also the engine never
> > felt/showed any symptoms of excessive heat. But, of course, I'm
> > concerned about local hot spots in the engine due to local coolant
> > blockage caused by rust deposits. This is a mk2 that sat for 10 years,
> > and has probably never had the cooling system cleaned. Also, anyone know
> > where can I obtain phosphoric acid?
> >
> > Thanks, David
> >
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