OK, now that Fred is home, time to begin the process of freeing up the frozen fasteners and components. I will be using Kroil (http://www.kanolabs.com/penLub.html). Other suggestions have been a mixture of 50% acetone and 50% ATF. For now it will be Kroil. Not much happens during this phase, just continually soaking and a little tap with a wrench every now and then. This is an extremely phase as damage can occur if you get too impatient and try to force fasteners loose. With a bike this old the last thing I want to happen is break or damage a components that results in it not being usable. Not an exciting phase, but very important! Next post will be looking at the carburetor while the bike is “soaking”.
Another option is PB Blaster (http://www.amazon.com/Blaster-16-PB-Penetrating-Catalyst-oz/dp/B000I2079E) Stuff has worked wonders for me. Plus, the label on the can is a perfect example of the Dr. Bronner (http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bronners-Organic-Castile-Liquid/dp/B001E11WO2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453318485&sr=8-1&keywords=Dr.+Bronner) approach to label design: You can always make room for more words!
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Haven’t tried these yet.
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