[TR] [6pack] Re: Cleaning Aluminum

[Robert Lang]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 DLylis at aol.com wrote:

> One thing to keep in mind when cleaning the tranny.  You can make it  look
> like a jewel if you like.  Degreaser and a power washer will make it  look good.
> If you make it look like a jewel you are then going to bolt it  up behind
> the motor that, more likely than not, leaks oil, and it will  quite rapidly just
> look good.
> But then, that's just my experience.

My experience is quite the opposite. When I build a motor, it typically 
does not leak a drop. In fact, drips from either of my TR6's indicate that 
there's a problem.

Plus - I hate getting filthy taking the tranny in/out or when working on 
the motor.

I like to stay "ahead" of the problems if I can. Along those lines, I'll 
probably pull the motor out of the street car over the winter. 130k miles 
on the original pistons / bores and I finaly can't get ahead of the 
leakdown past the rings... that blowby makes the front seal leak quite a 
bit.

> David  Lylis
> 69 TR6 CC26160L
> 60 TR3A TS74461LO

regards,
rml
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