Your right about the water causing rust to form on the bare metal. It just
that I build all my engine the very same day. I also hook up my oil
pressure gauge and spinning the oil pump over with my drill to prime all the
internal parts. The next day it's time for some DP40 Catalyst primer and
so on until it's painted and installed.
I sure wouldn't wait any longer than that because I have some of the hardest
water around.
I'll have to check into the solvent.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Broadway <bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com>
To: Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:11 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] New Motor!!!
>The guy that built my engine had a siphon blaster and sprayed the engine
>down with solvent (maybe gasoline) .. no water, seems like that would be
>asking for rust since a block is bare metal. Worked fien for us.
>
>Bill
>
>> I set the block on the engine stand and start cleaning away with soap and
>> water even thought the oil galley plugs are installed. I bought the long
>> assortment of engine brushes from Summit to run through all the oil
>> passages. You'd be surprised what comes out of there sometimes! I think
>> they ran me about $8.00 maybe $10.00 for a package of 5 or 6 brushes.
>>
>> I also bought an set of taps from Jeg's that connect to my
>> sockets so I can
>> chase all the threads to be sure I get accurate torque readings.
>>
>> Just use some compressed air and an air nozzle to blow out the passages
to
>> check for any remaining water.
>>
>> What year of Truck is the Big Block going into ?
>>
>> Joe
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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