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Well, even if I used a solvent, I would still put
oil in it and pressurize the oil system before
starting. Bearings and valve guides will be
lubricated with oil, with perhaps a slight trace
of solvent. Then the quick oil change should
take care of that. I agree that kerosene would
be a particularly low risk choice.
At 09:47 PM 4/1/2021, John Innis wrote:
>I have not had an engine sit "open" for this
>long, but for shorter durations, even in dusty
>shops, I usually just blow off the surface dust
>with an air hose, put clean oil in, run it for a
>short time, and then change the oil and
>filter.=C2 I don't like to use solvent on a motor
>that I am not going to completely tear
>down.=C2 Kerosene would not be bad, as it still
>has some lubricating properties.=C2 Anything more
>volatile than that and you risk scoring bearings and valve guides on start=
up.
>
>On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 3:26 PM Steven Trovato
>I have a 4 cylinder MG engine that was removed from a car in good
>working order.=C2 I know the previous owner and I trust him.=C2 The
>engine has been stored without valve cover, oil pan, manifolds, etc
>in a working garage.=C2 It basically just sat in the corner for a year
>or so.=C2 I would like to use this engine as is, without disassembling
>further.=C2 My question is, how would you clean this before use?=C2 I
>could use a hose, but I am concerned that water will get trapped in
>inaccessible places.=C2 I also considered spraying it down with
>WD-40.=C2 They make a "big blast" version with a wide area
>spray.=C2 There isn't any major dirt I'm trying to deal with, but I
>figure a couple of grains of sand could have landed in it
>somewhere.=C2 It seems like a rinse would be a good idea.=C2 Thoughts?
>
>-Steve T.
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Well, even if I used a solvent, I would still put oil in it and
pressurize the oil system before starting. Bearings and valve
guides will be lubricated with oil, with perhaps a slight trace of
solvent. Then the quick oil change should take care of that.
I agree that kerosene would be a particularly low risk choice.
<br><br>
At 09:47 PM 4/1/2021, John Innis wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">I have not had an engine sit=
"open" for this long, but for shorter durations, even in dusty
shops, I usually just blow off the surface dust with an air hose, put
clean oil in, run it for a short time, and then change the oil and
filter.=C2 I don't like to use solvent on a motor that I am not going=
to completely tear down.=C2 Kerosene would not be bad, as it still
has some lubricating properties.=C2 Anything more volatile than that
and you risk scoring bearings and valve guides on startup.<br><br>
On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 3:26 PM Steven Trovato
<<a href=3D"mailto:strovato@optonline.net";>strovato@optonline.net</a>
> wrote:<br>
<dl>
<dd>I have a 4 cylinder MG engine that was removed from a car in good
<br>
<dd>working order.=C2 I know the previous owner and I trust
him.=C2 The <br>
<dd>engine has been stored without valve cover, oil pan, manifolds, etc
<br>
<dd>in a working garage.=C2 It basically just sat in the corner for a=
year <br>
<dd>or so.=C2 I would like to use this engine as is, without
disassembling <br>
<dd>further.=C2 My question is, how would you clean this before
use?=C2 I <br>
<dd>could use a hose, but I am concerned that water will get trapped in
<br>
<dd>inaccessible places.=C2 I also considered spraying it down with
<br>
<dd>WD-40.=C2 They make a "big blast" version with a wide
area <br>
<dd>spray.=C2 There isn't any major dirt I'm trying to deal with, but=
I <br>
<dd>figure a couple of grains of sand could have landed in it <br>
<dd>somewhere.=C2 It seems like a rinse would be a good idea.=C2 =
;
Thoughts?<br><br>
<dd>-Steve T.
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