Parts of my Beta 28 diesel engine have serious paint/rust scaling issues that I would like to remove before cleaning and spray painting the engine. Unfortunately, most of this is in/around the front of the engine (forward facing) cooling lines, alternator, etc. which is impossible to reach with a wire brush, either manual or on the end of a power drill. If I had one with enough cfm, I would probably soda-blast the stuff away with an air compressor blaster. One mechanic suggested the only real way to do this is to remove the engine for soda-blasting which is costly and time consuming. I might be able to do it with some sort of flexible shaft that could be driven by a power drill--any kind of regular power drill with a brush is just too bulky to get close to/behind various engine pieces. OTOH, I could just try a high pressure water spray after covering up the alternator and ignition panel to motor wiring connector. Any suggestions from the list on how such a clean-up might be done? Charlie Nelson1995 C&C 36 XL/kcbWater Phantom
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