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Title: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Garf on May 11, 2007, 11:34:10 AM

I have a couple of Cox Tee Dee .049's that are very gummed up and will need cleaning. I have used this method on standard engines but I wonder if it is safe for the plastic parts on the tee dee. Has anyone crockpotted Tee Dee engines with the plastic parts attached?

"SAVE ALL THE PIECES"-Phil Brown

Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Bob Disharoon on May 11, 2007, 11:52:06 AM

I cleaned my old Coxes with laquer thinner and they came out like new..cant help you with the crock pot.

Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Bill Gruby on May 11, 2007, 12:13:54 PM

Phil;

   I have seen many a plastic part disappear in anti-freeze. Remember the word "PLASTIC" is general, if it is delrin or anything like it consider it gone. Take the engine apart and crock pot all but that part. A good soap and water wash on the plastic should solve it. Just my opinion FWIW

         "Billy G"  ;D

Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Bill Little on May 11, 2007, 12:46:21 PM

I agree with Brother Billy G, no crock pot for plastic parts.  Cleaning the plastic parts will be easy.  Put all the metal in the crock, though.

Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Andrew Borgogna on May 11, 2007, 03:12:46 PM

After seeing what a crock pot did to the red paint on my two McCoy red heads I wouldn't put anything that's not metal in the pot.  Prestone and heat is a very potent combo.
Andy

Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Wayne Collier on May 12, 2007, 04:35:18 AM

I cooked a TD successfully a while back.  I used a little dish soap in water instead of antifreeze.  Low heat for about an hour instead of cooking overnight.  It came out ok except that the aluminum is a little discolored.

Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Warren Leadbeatter on May 12, 2007, 09:08:46 PM

This has been covered in the 049Collectors forum previously.  Yes you can crock pot them with the plastic parts on.

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Title: Re: Crockpotting Cox Engines
Post by: Robert McHam on May 12, 2007, 11:51:36 PM

That is the good thing about most modern antifreeze. Most are not harmful to aluminum as many radiators have aluminum cores as opposed to the older copper core units.

While the dish soap works well (I like Dawn the best and it is safe with aluminum), the antifreeze is actually formulated with aluminum in mind.

Robert