How to die-grind alloy without trashing the engine?
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How to die-grind alloy without trashing the engine?
Hi all, I am getting an alloy elbow welded onto the end of the turbo intake for better packaging, and of course I'll die grind the inside of the join. But I have read previously on here that when die grinding the intake plenum, tiny bits of heated alloy can embed themselves in the wall, and then later when the wall itself heats up, those bits are released to wreak havoc inside the engine. So I figure the same thing could happen to the turbo.
Then my question is, what "treatment" do I give the newly-welded and ground front turbo housing to dislodge any embedded alloy bits before I reinstall it? Hot-tanking, sonic discombobulation, what?
Thanks heaps
Then my question is, what "treatment" do I give the newly-welded and ground front turbo housing to dislodge any embedded alloy bits before I reinstall it? Hot-tanking, sonic discombobulation, what?
Thanks heaps
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Bullshit. Any piece of aluminum small enough to embed itself in the crevices left behind by a grinder is going to be either small enough to pass through the engine with no damage, or small enough to heat up and burn in the chamber, or both. I would not worry about it.
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