Thanks, everyone. The little bit of gas I'm using is in a covered plastic container--the kind they serve wonton soup in from the Chinese carry-out. Yes, gas can melt some plastics, but this is heavy-duty stuff and I've put a cover on it.
As someone mentioned, I'll finish up this one-off project and look at alternatives later on. I shy away from sprays like Brakeleen because they spatter and create a holy mess if there is no special area devoted to that kind of activity.
Since this is an ongoing project with no end in sight, I kinda like the idea of letting a part soak and having that action do most of the grime removal--or at least loosen things up.
Old--yes, cylinders are full of mix of ATF and diesel. I know you promote ATF only, and don't want to start an argument, but someone here mentioned a mix of ATF and diesel, so that's what I'm trying. Don't hate me for that.
I've already scraped as much gunk as I can from the oil drain plug I have soaking--and to my untrained eye this looks like a tractor where the oil was never changed. But who knows--maybe all this is normal for a 1941 9N?
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