how do you clean up a used engine

adriver said

Oh my. Gasoline?
Yes, I've done it but it isn't a good idea.
The story back in the day is that someone used a synthetic brush and the static actually ignited the gas.
I don’t know about that.
But the fumes of gasoline are very flammable.
Remember the people on camera who get in and out of their cars and the static ignites the tank?

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the flammable part might not be a bad thing .....last winter i was cleaning up an engine and there was a spot of really stubborn grease so i soaked it with carb cleaner and lit it on fire and the heat made the grease come off easier and some of the grease burned off.......


i set off the smoke detector and my dad said i was crazy but it got the job done.