Any Downsides to Barnacle Buster?

[buzzstar]

Originally Posted by Cadence

Better stop using whores for masks, it's not healthy. Sorry I couldn't let it pass.
If everybody got my typos and misspellings there wouldn't be room for anything else.

Aside from the truly good responses, it is the type of material that you are sorry for that gives this site its life.

Remember the old school libertarian basic: Try not to annoy others, but if you are others, try not to be annoyed too easily.

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by buzzstar

Aside from the truly good responses, it is the type of material that you are sorry for that gives this site its life.

Remember the old school libertarian basic: Try not to annoy others, but if you are others, try not to be annoyed too easily.

Mango51 seemed to take it with the humor for which it was intended.

[buzzstar]

Originally Posted by Cadence

Mango51 seemed to take it with the humor for which it was intended.

Wrong spin Cadence. Mango51 did not even enter into my reply, and I have no clue if Mango51 even read your reply. Did you before your reply? It is not just about spelling and grammar.

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by buzzstar

Wrong spin Cadence. Mango51 did not even enter into my reply, and I have no clue if Mango51 even read your reply. Did you before your reply? It is not just about spelling and grammar.

I'm not sure you did? I took credit for probably more typos and misspellings than most. I am not sure I understand your beef if you have one? If you do pardon me.

[skipgundlach]

We have used muriatic acid for other stuff, but would not think of putting it in our engine or anything else with potential issues of accumulation. But it's great on the bottom of the dinghy if we've managed to accumulate calciferous critters...

OTOH, BB works a treat on our engine (remove the top to the intake filter, fill with mixed (concentrate is how we buy it) BB, run engine for a few minutes, keeping the filter housing filled, and shut down. Recap filter housing, and run normally later.)

We also use in our refrigeration lines, which gunge up VERY quickly, including the intake. After digging out all we can from the intake, I close (I have a bleed diversion, too, immediately after the march pump) the outbound lines, stick a hose in the top of the tee off the through-hull, and displace the salt water (which is impeded with the remaining gunge) with BB until it runs freely.

Then I do the same (with a funnel on the top of the hose, held, of course, above the water line) with the pump running and the valves opened. (The reason for closing the valves beforehand is to prevent having to bleed the pump...) A minute or so of running is enough to fill the line through the exit. Let it sit, rinse, repeat, until the output is clear.

We like it.

[Flatswing]

Originally Posted by roland stockham

I use Coke. Back in my youth as a biker it was always the standard for cleaning up the inside of engines. Soak overnight usually does it. Still the best think I know for cleaning kerosene burners. Again don't get it near aluminum. It is also cheap and available from any corner store

Coca Cola contains phosphoric acid. It's the reason if you buy coke in cans, after 6+ months the cans start to leak! Less sticky to buy food grade phosphoric acid and dilute it, but I still use Barnacle Buster in my expensive engines.

[chris95040]

Originally Posted by Flatswing

Coca Cola contains phosphoric acid. It's the reason if you buy coke in cans, after 6+ months the cans start to leak! Less sticky to buy food grade phosphoric acid and dilute it, but I still use Barnacle Buster in my expensive engines.

I have never once in my life seen a leaking coca cola can.

[Wotname]

Luv it when these necrothreads get a new lease of new life

[skipgundlach]

Originally Posted by chris95040

I have never once in my life seen a leaking coca cola can.

Y'all come along to my house, where we've had several instances, in fresh-from-the-store leakages.

Not severe, just enough to foul the surfaces, requiring some deconstruction due to where and how the refrigerator in the condo is situated.

Aboard, we never did, but it DOES happen...

[Franziska]

Originally Posted by Flatswing

Coca Cola contains phosphoric acid. It's the reason if you buy coke in cans, after 6+ months the cans start to leak! Less sticky to buy food grade phosphoric acid and dilute it, but I still use Barnacle Buster in my expensive engines.

Don't put the Coke in the tank. [emoji23][emoji1787][emoji23][emoji1787]
Apart from this interesting idea for the cooling circuit and external parts.
Would concentrated vinager works as well?

[skipperpete]

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Does this help?

[chris95040]

Originally Posted by skipgundlach

Y'all come along to my house, where we've had several instances, in fresh-from-the-store leakages.



Not severe, just enough to foul the surfaces, requiring some deconstruction due to where and how the refrigerator in the condo is situated.



Aboard, we never did, but it DOES happen...

Not saying it doesn't happen, with billions of people living on earth basically everything happens.

I was just posting a much more realistic observation in response to the statement 'its why 6 months after buying coke cans they start leaking' which is obviously exaggerated nonsense.

[sailorboy1]

such a weird drift going

[jeanathon]

Originally Posted by Flatswing

Coca Cola contains phosphoric acid. It's the reason if you buy coke in cans, after 6+ months the cans start to leak! Less sticky to buy food grade phosphoric acid and dilute it, but I still use Barnacle Buster in my expensive engines.

It's not phosphoric acid. It is carbonic acid. Any carbonated drink contains it because it is carbonated.

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by jeanathon

It's not phosphoric acid. It is carbonic acid. Any carbonated drink contains it because it is carbonated.

You had better let Coca Cola know and they can update their website...

From https://us.coca-cola.com/products/coca-cola/original

INGREDIENTS

CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, CAFFEINE.