Anyone Ever heard of Electrolysis ???

[HotRodPC]

What would happen if you use a metal trash can and just hook you ground up to the trash can?! Like one of those galvanized ones.

Uhhh NO. I don't think I'd try it. You shouldn't use anything that conducts electricity as a tank.

 

[Manbearpig]

I added some CLR to my mixture this morning because I was bored

Pulled it out a little while ago and the rust is about 90% gone! :whoa:

 

[HotRodPC]

CLR??? How bored are you?? Now try a half gallon of bleach, and about a half gallon of amonia. Be sure to video tape that though, I'm cursious to see what happens. Just wondering if that might be best saved for New Years Eve about 11:59pm.

 

[Manbearpig]

Thinking I may need a gas mask for that one

 

[HotRodPC]

Thinking you might need more than a gas mask for that one !!! Maybe a bunker !!!

 

[89Suburban]

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[jake wells]

i want to know if i use electrolysis on my ex girlfriend it will take the ugly out

 

[HotRodPC]

Nope !!! Sorry !!! Even Electrolysis can't cure ugly on a human. No way to wash that off. I reccomend 2 bags, just incase 1 should slip off.

 

[89Suburban]

I just lookd at this thread again, that is amazing HRPC, thanks for the wirte up.

 

[HotRodPC]

I really wish I had more time. I still have that Pontiac 400 seized complete engine. I expect it to be in just as bad of shape as the 425 Olds engine was. Now the Olds 425, I had gotten apart. I had soaked that thing in everything imaginable for several weeks to no avail. It was not coming apart by soaking in Trans Fluid, PB Blaster, Acetone/T Fluid mix etc. So I cut 3 of the connecting rods with a SawzAll to get the crank out of it, then beat like hell with a 3lb 1/4 jack hammer to get the pistons to slowly budge. Very sad, but the motor didn't even need a bore. Had it not seized, a ring job would have been fine. There was no ridge at all in the cylinders.

So the next experiemnt I want to try, is to disassemble the Pontiac long block down to the short block. I now have a heavier duty charger. Its a 10/40/160. Where last time I did the project on 10 amp, I wast to do it this time on 40amp. I also want to leave the crank and pistons in the block this time, and see if after the process is done, if the pistons will actually break loose and unseize the motor. It would seem to me that is should work. The only thing keeping the pistons from moving, is they are basically rust welded to the cylinder bore. Take away the rust, theoretically, the motor should then be unseized and then be a rebuildable virgin core.

 

[Manbearpig]

I hooked my heavy duty charger up to my intake manifold and on Boost it was only putting out about 8 or 9 amps

 

[HotRodPC]

I hooked my heavy duty charger up to my intake manifold and on Boost it was only putting out about 8 or 9 amps

Did it start out that way? Cuz its normal as the electrode gets dirty, the amperage drops. That is why you need a guage to tell you when its time to clean the electorde. I usually clean the electrode when it drops to half power. So I'd expect it start out at 40amps, but as time goes on, when it gets to 20 amp, I'd shut it down, pull the electrode, and either clean it or put in a new electrode. Also experiment with differant type of electrodes.

Another thing, you didn't use any baking soda. I do beleive the baking soda in the water helps as a conductor.

There is also a trick to make it work better too. Its hooking a 12V car battery to the process, so that actually the car battery is supplying the voltage/amerage, then you hook the charger to the car battery to keep the battery fully charged. Some people have even done this process with a 12V and 18V transformer that plugs in the wall so I been told. I have not been brave enough to try that. Seems to me that might overheat the transformer or house wiring. I'm not interested in findiing out when I know a battery charger and battery make much better sense.

 

[davbell22602]

Does this work with intakes?

 

[HotRodPC]

Does this work with intakes?

It works with anything that is metal, steal or iron. Bike Frames, Fenders, intakes, blocks, heads, plumbing pipe, whatever your heart desires. BUT DO NOT USE THIS PROCESS ON ALUMINUM. It will literally disolve soft metals like gold or aluminum. So don't be doing a write up for us on your Edelbrock Air Gap intake or Carb. You put that stuff in this process, you go back to check it, the stuff will be gone. It will be disolved in the water.

 

[HotRodPC]

I hooked my heavy duty charger up to my intake manifold and on Boost it was only putting out about 8 or 9 amps

I missed this post. If that is true MBP, your electrode was dirty. That is how you know its time to clean your electrode whatever you might be using. Either get another piece of metal for your electrode, or clean the one you are using. The electrode gets dirty, then the conduction isn't as good and your power is absorbed into the debris collected on the electrode.