Dishwasher cleaning? Safe? Bad? Awesome?

[Skyboy8950]

Round one of washing complete!

It was ok, nothing spectacular. After the first round, I grabbed a bamboo skewer and cleaned out some ports that were still clogged. There was even a rock in there!

Here is the skewered soot:

And here is my wife even helping me put it back in the dishwasher. She's so nice!

 

[LuckyC]

Maybe try the Pots 'n Pans setting

On another note... my buddie has discovered baking his freshly bead blasted, rattle can clear coated, automotive accessories from his '66 Chev, with excellent results. 275 for 30 mins... or until golden... Then open all windows and doors until better half comes home

 

[tkent02]

PS my wife is cool, I think she would think it's sexy.

She's a keeper.

If you want to clean the dishwasher so you can do it again next time, throw a package of Country Time lemonade mix in the dishwasher and run it again.

The citric acid makes it all clean and it smells good inside too, and it gets rid of the hard water deposits inside the machine. If you point out how the bike parts made the dishwasher so much cleaner, you have an open invite to use this method many times.

 

[Skyboy8950]

Ok, so after the 2nd washing, not much improvement, but it is pretty clean. Yes, there is still some caked on stuff, but at this point, that is good enough for me. I'm never going to turn this thing into a show bike, but I just want a reliable bike.

Bam!

 

[Guest]

She's a keeper.

If you want to clean the dishwasher so you can do it again next time, throw a package of Country Time lemonade mix in the dishwasher and run it again.

The citric acid makes it all clean and it smells good inside too, and it gets rid of the hard water deposits inside the machine. If you point out how the bike parts made the dishwasher so much cleaner, you have an open invite to use this method many times.

Thanks Tom
I spit up a little
:clap:

 

[rapidray]

I didn't even realize you had an 8 valve motor! The prices I quoted you were for a 16 valve head. I can do an 8 valve head, everything I said before for 225. Let me know if I can help. Your wife is a KEEPER by the way!!! Cute too!!! Ray.

 

[1948man]

I dish washing liquid the same as dish-washer soap. Obviously I am not familiar with dish-washers.

 

[Billy Ricks]

I dish washing liquid the same as dish-washer soap. Obviously I am not familiar with dish-washers.

Nope, if you use hand dish soap in the dishwasher you'll have a Three Stooges scene on your hands.

 

[Dave8338]

I dish washing liquid the same as dish-washer soap. Obviously I am not familiar with dish-washers.

Nope. You put dish washing liquid in a dishwasher and your going to be cleaning up a HUGE mess! TOO MANY SUDS CAPTAIN!!!

YEP...you'de be a fool to let a wife like that get away! Take her out somewhere nice for V-Day.

 

[tejasmud]

Ok, so after the 2nd washing, not much improvement, but it is pretty clean. Yes, there is still some caked on stuff, but at this point, that is good enough for me. I'm never going to turn this thing into a show bike, but I just want a reliable bike.

Bam!

Try some kerosene in a squirt bottle and a toothbrush. This is what I used to clean out where the front sprocket resides, and it came out spickety-span. I'll most likely do this to the top end once removed as well. My wife would most likely let me use the dishwasher, given she was in the kitchen boiling some of my parts telling me it would "make very beautiful." lol

Can't live without em.

 

[Skyboy8950]

Yup, she is definitely a keeper.

As for the parts, I'd say they are 90% there. I don't think they are ever going to get nice and shinny unless I blast them and clear/paint them. Maybe in another 10 years...

Now onto cleaning the head!

 

[makr]

I usually use Gunk to get most of the crap off first, but yeah I am dishwasher fan. The bitch who used to complain has her own now.