Engine Degreaser

Hey all. I'm in the process of semi-restoring my 'ol 1971 CT70. The engine is in need of a serious cleaning and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a decent cleaner that can remove grease from areas I can't reach with a toothbrush.

 

50% diluted Simple Green.
Don't allow it to dry, it will stain aluminum and magnesium.

Rinse, spray, brush, rinse, rinse, repeat.

 

i use citrol. can either buy aerosol can or gallon jug to dilute w/ water. spray on, rinse off.

 

- sprayed everything with simple green
- wiped everything down with a rag
- took a bucket of water with dish soap and started wiping down again
- take another rag and start wiping it down

 

Thanks for the advise everyone. I'll probably try simple green. Just don't want to mess up any of the aluminum on the 'ol gal.

 

Castrol Super Clean.

 

Just make sure it's diluted at least 50/50.

 

Simple Green is the best stuff.

 

Will do Rich. I'll let ya all know how it turns out.

 

^ this

 

another one for simple green.

And as rich says dilute and rinse so it won't ruin your aluminum.

 

Thanks guys! Simple Green did a hell of a job. Still have some soiled spots that I either can't reach or are just baked on but I'd say I got 95% of what I wanted to get. I'll post a pic when I get home.

 

Forgive the shit box cell pic. Here she is afterwards. Forgive me, I forgot to take then before I mounted it. But I'm pretty happy with the end result. I know it's just a the degreased engine but it looks better than I've ever seen.

 

^^^^looks good!

 

Killer!

That's going to be a hoot to ride!

 

Thanks Rich! Can't wait to get the 'ol gal running again. It's been out of commission for way to long.