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BogusSVO

02-13-2010, 03:38 PM

How to final wash an Engine Block

You just picked up your block from the machine shop, and your ready to build your engine.
The block may look clean, but it is not.
It still has grim and grit from machining in it.

It is up to you as the builder to final wash the block.

First gather together what you will need to clean the block.
Lint free paper towels, WD-40 , a good degreaser and a can of brake cleaner.
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Now find a place to wash the block, a table or engine stand will be fine to use.
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Now spray the degreaser all over the block, take good care to get the inside of the block and cylinder walls.
Let the degreaser work for 15 to 30 minutes, Do NOT let the block dry, reapply as needed.
Now spay the block down with clean water till the water runs clear.
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Now quickly blow the cylinders and main bearing saddle surfaces dry with compressed air.
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Now spray WD-40 in the cylinders and main bearing saddle surfaces to prevent rust.
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Now spin the block around and spray brake cleaner into the oil galleys, I would recommend that any oil galley plugs be removed for this step if they were not at the machine shop. Just make sure to install them back.
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At this point, take compressed air and blow through all the oil galleys,

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main and head bolt holes.

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Repeat till all signs of grit and old oil is removed.
Now take a couple paper towels and fold into ¼ and spray WD-40 on them, soaking them well.
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Now wipe the cylinders down
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Look at the paper towel now. This is hone stone grit and rust. Leaving this in the cylinders can cause issues with the rings glazing and not sealing.
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Keep flipping and folding the paper towel and soaking with WD-40 until the paper towel comes back out clean!!

Now look in the corners inside the block and in general give the block a good look over for anything missed.

Make sure any oil galley plugs that were removed are replaced.

You can not get your block too clean!!

imaprobowler

07-02-2011, 12:27 AM

not to dig up old threads but i'll be doing all of this when it is time to make my engine block table!!!!!!

DangerRanger01

07-02-2011, 12:29 AM

engine block table out of a 2.3 block???

totally ( . )( . )'s

Post pics for sure man....i wanna do this too....

imaprobowler

07-02-2011, 02:25 AM

:thanks:engine block table out of a 2.3 block???

totally ( . )( . )'s

Post pics for sure man....i wanna do this too....

I was gonna do it like the top gear V12 but with a V6 or V8, but where's the fun in making something unique if it hasn't been done. I'm drawing up plans for it as we speak!

beluga420

07-02-2011, 10:31 AM

imaprobowler

07-02-2011, 01:30 PM

Wow, never heard of a block table before... Googled it up looks damn amazing. But you can't waste a good 2.3 block will ya? Wait till it blows, so you can have a table that shows the engine that you've blown lol. Would be really nice.

That's true if I ever blow up my 2.5 that'll become a table, but maybe if I find another engine that's already blown I'll do that. The sentimental value would be something! Lol. I was thinking of doing it with a blown V6 I found...

RacinGas

07-02-2011, 03:31 PM

I've already got the seats out of my 95 lol they are sitting on 2 of my 15" Chrome rims. Use them here in the Computer room. Strange spending time in them reclining and sliding back to turn around and jump in the other 3 trucks for a drive with the same seats lol.

imaprobowler

07-02-2011, 09:28 PM

those came out of a 95? they're nicer then mine.... lol

RacinGas

07-02-2011, 10:10 PM

imaprobowler

07-02-2011, 10:16 PM

They sit at the perfect height for me on a pair of mounted 205/60/15's here at my computer table lol, In the middle of cleaning the room up and re-organizing stuff so I might be able to post a pic later on. Alot of stuff to move around, been laying low in here with the migraines and stuff, I'm the only one with a key so it's nice to get just me time with it being separate from the actual house. Like a 20 yr old man cave lmao.

haha there you go. And I know you still got those headache problems going that really stinks. I thought of doing the same thing when I replace the seats in my truck eventually I would use the old ones as like a gaming chair or something lol