[SEL] "Boiling a block" with babbitt bearings

[Richard Strobel]

Thanks Mark...I need to find out exactly what solution they use here 
nowdays.  "Hot Tank" in my lingo, was the ole Trichlorethlene(sp)in a big 
tank and it was heated.  The vapors did the work and work well it did.

I'd like to keep the babbitt as is, with minimal cleaning/scrapping..it is 
soooo thin.

Regards,
RickinMt.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Shulaw" <frappi at wcoil.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] "Boiling a block" with babbitt bearings


> I think he means eat it up or melt it. It depends on the solutions,
> caustics will eat up or disolve aluminum so it might babbit, I don't know
> but I would be wary of it. Around here its hard to find a shop that boils
> anymore. Years ago all but one switched to baking in our area that I know
> of. Main reason was it leaves less contaminated fluids to pay to dispose
> of. (READ Expensive)   Baking will of course melt or soften the babbit.
> If its the newer heated environmentally friendly solvents It probably 
> would
> not. But I don't know if the heat used would damage the babbit.
> The shop should know the capabilities or their cleaning methods. So Just
> ask em. And if the say it will not damage it make sure to get a guarantee
> of that in writing.     TTYL,    Mark
>
> At 07:14 AM 11/15/06, you wrote:
> >Howdy all;
> >    The Fordson engine block is now completely stripped.  Thinking about
> >having the block boiled at the local engine rebuild shop.
> >
> >   Question is:  "Will this dissolve the babbitt?"
> >
> >TIA,
> >RickinMt.
> >
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