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GRAK
10-01-2005, 11:09 PM
I've nearly finished stripping down my 16v engine, heres some pictures of it at the mo;
REMUS
10-01-2005, 11:30 PM
Looking good grak, now you just need to shine her up :)
GRAK
10-01-2005, 11:41 PM
Yer i've got to take all the bits to work and put them in the trik tank, then they will be all clean ready to be inspected to see what good and whats not :)
REMUS
10-01-2005, 11:53 PM
smooth... erm whats a trik tank :o
GRAK
11-01-2005, 01:27 PM
It's a big tank with Trichloroethylene in it.
Basically you put your dirty bits in it and about 20 mins later nice clean bits come out. :)
GTEcab16v
11-01-2005, 01:29 PM
when you hoping to have the valver in by?
GRAK
11-01-2005, 03:11 PM
Dunno, only doing it when i get time to, but i hope to get it in sometime this year.
GTEcab16v
11-01-2005, 05:40 PM
cool, it's great fun, got one in mine
REMUS
11-01-2005, 06:38 PM
It's a big tank with Trichloroethylene in it.
Basically you put your dirty bits in it and about 20 mins later nice clean bits come out. :)

Ahh so basically its an acid bath then!
GRAK
14-01-2005, 10:39 PM
Its an alcohol bath
Astranomical
15-01-2005, 01:12 AM
i love the trik tank we have at work! i just find it leaves a greasy residue on stuff that needs wiping with panel wipe. they've changed ares abit,it has ultraclean in now,no where near as good. anyway back on topic! the valvers looking good!
REMUS
15-01-2005, 02:04 AM
Its an alcohol bath

*slaps head*

I have a chemistry exam on tuesday aswell :(