If you are a safe person and have a good place to lock up, Lye as is recommended by Brownell in his book will work really well. Let parts soak for two days and they are squeeky clean. Grease dissolved, not rust, that's for my sandblaster. Wash off with soap and water, prime. The lye I buy at ACE is safe to put in sewer. If you heat it, it will even work better according to his book on restoration. I put all parts together. nuts bolts washers and any other greasy part. He says 24 OZ per gal. He covers ALL of the methods mentioned here and more. "How To Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup" Tom Brownell. He was a contributor, advisor and friend to the Stovebolt. Very good book especially for AD.
