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Nitro Engine and Brake Cleaner?

Old 05-14-2012, 03:47 PM
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Alright guys, so i'm going to be selling my nitro engine on ebay. It was really dirty, so my dad decided to clean it for me. What he did was spray brake cleaner on it and having the carb and exhaust plugged with paper towels. Will the brake cleaner mess up the engine or will it be ok? Thanks.
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Don't make habit of it.

Brake clean can eat O rings and plastic carb isolators. Hopefullly it was non-clorinated.
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Thanks for your reply. The cleaner was non-clorinated, and this has been the first time the engine has even seen brake cleaner so i should be good.
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Just cover the front bearing also and there should be no problem.
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