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Hornsby, N.S.W
Registered:
September 2002
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block/head cleaning
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Sat, 03 May 2003 04:03
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heya guys, ive got the head and block seperated, whats the best thing to soak them in to clean them up best?????
justin
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: block/head cleaning
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Sat, 03 May 2003 08:15
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either degrease them urself or pay the money too have em acid-dipped.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: block/head cleaning
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Sat, 03 May 2003 08:16
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buy a thing of degreaser from supercheap, spray it on with a spray bottle, leave and wash with water after 5 minutes...with oldish parts u might have to do it a few times...i had to for my box.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
I renounced punctuation
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: block/head cleaning
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Sat, 03 May 2003 08:32
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If you have a bare block, get it hot tanked ($30-40). After hot tanking, rinse the block with hot soapy water, dry the bores immediately and apply some WD40 or CRC to prevent rusting.
If you have bare head, have it washed in a sodium bicarbonate bath. Do not get the head bead blasted - the pesky little beads will end up in the oil galleries and end up somewhere you don't want them when you reassemble the engine.
I would be wary of splashing water and degreaser around a disassembled but intact block or head. Who knows where the grit might end up, only to do untold damage when you reassemble the motor.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: block/head cleaning
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Sat, 03 May 2003 09:45
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ok yeah good point gt...when i used it it was on a complete engine and on a gearbox...diff also...but the degreaser works well.. gets the real thick sludge off.
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