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Default remove aluminum off of crankshaft? lye??

Sodium hyrdroxide, also known as lye, is contained in many drain
cleaners, Draino crystal version being one of them. As I recall, they
even had some small amounts of aluminum shavings in it to get the
reaction going and generate heat. Sodium hydroxide will definitely eat
away aluminum very effectively.