Posted by Steve@Advance on July 09, 2020 at 12:46:05 from (24.182.105.128):
In Reply to: Hot tank solution posted by 37 chief on July 09, 2020 at 10:05:23:
I remember a place I worked just out of high school, had one of those home made engine vats.
It used a powder, just scoop it in until it worked good.
It had a big gas burner under it, turn it on, throw a burning wad of paper under there and stand back!
One time the bosses son had loaded it the night before, let it boil all night. I went to unload it the next morning, hooked the chain to the cherry picker and started jacking the engine block out.
Well, as he had been warned before, "take the drain plug out of the oil pan before putting it in", he didn't...
As soon as I moved the engine block, the pan that was upside down, and now full of steam, flipped over and a giant bubble of scalding hot caustic came up and out, drenched my pants from the waist down!
It was cold winter, busy highway going by, didn't matter, the pants came off and the cold water hose was on!
The hose was right there, didn't take me but a few seconds to start rinsing it off. I was surprised how little damage it did, just some red blistering, but in some very sensitive areas!
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