Garage Tools

Does anyone have a parts washer and chemical they recommend? Also, does anyone have a hot tank at home, home made or store bought? What do you recommend? Im currently using a drum filled with water and a simple green aircraft solution heated by my kerosene jet. It stinks and kerosene isn't cheap. Id rather have something i can run off 110v. The reason for this is im getting into building engines and i am slowly buying the things i need to do it all in house.

My dad has had an old Safety-Kleen parts washer with a 20 gallon drum for decades. After the solvent ran out he just used mineral spirits


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Tools I think of that are needed when building engines:micrometers, cylinder boring setup, cylinder hones, valve grinder, tools to do guides and seats for heads, crank grinder, just to name a few.Than a parts washer and hottank.

There are safety klean "style" parts washers fairly cheap. A drum, a pump, a tub and light.

I have a turntable washer but it SUCKS. Got it free and my pressure washer does a better job of cleaning. I have a valve grinder, mics, hones, and the small tools. I am looking at a belt polisher, crank grinder, and a line bore.

jewc75 said:

I have a turntable washer but it SUCKS. Got it free and my pressure washer does a better job of cleaning. I have a valve grinder, mics, hones, and the small tools. I am looking at a belt polisher, crank grinder, and a line bore.

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Good luck on your tool hunt. Im getting lazy in my old age. Last "build" for me was a complete teardown and inspection of my 91 5.0. few minor items replaced, and reassembly.
I didnt even pull the pan off the junkyard pull coyote, while it was hanging from the hoist. Just dropped it in. lol

Im tired of reporting to someone. I want to work my own hours and report to myself. I have been doing the same job since 1993, time for a change.

jewc75 said:

Im tired of reporting to someone. I want to work my own hours and report to myself. I have been doing the same job since 1993, time for a change.

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Nice and I wish you well. Always better to be the boss or self employed

I have a Safety Kleen parts washer that sits on a 30 gallon steel drum and use either the Safety Kleen solvent or Gunk solvent. It's probably 25 years old at this point and works as it did when it was new. I've only had to replace light bulbs, solvent and brushes.