I new a guy years ago that used to put the pistons from his race car in the dishwasher to clean them of debris. Needless to say, his wife , in the beginning was pissed off about it but over time warmed to the idea after he didn't leave pots of solvent in the garage filled with gasoline and diesel fuel.
When i worked in Europe way back when the favorite choice of most of the team mechanics was diesel fuel and gasoline to clean filthy parts before the wee washed...
Shoveling ice in Chapel Hill, NC
peter
Peter Koskinen
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