cleaning engine block...internally...
 

i have a ls block that's been in a body shop and its dusty all in the inside...as in with the oil pan off its all dusty inside...how should i go about cleaning it up before installing it...should i use brake parts cleaner then wd40? or will that stuff mess up the bearings or something?

Re: cleaning engine block...internally...
 

Take it to a machine shop and have it hot tanked.

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Best way to get it cleaned properly.

Re: cleaning engine block...internally...
 

brakleen is your friend

Re: cleaning engine block...internally...
 

Whats the going rate to get a bare block hot tanked?

Re: cleaning engine block...internally...
 

Purple Power, $5.99 a gallon.

before

http://www.bettendorf.com/~mrbone/pi...02/bottom1.JPG

after

http://www.bettendorf.com/~mrbone/pi...3/P5290001.JPG

Re: cleaning engine block...internally...
 

That cleaned up pretty well

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Last one I had done was $15 bucks but now its free at work 8)

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OMG man what happened to that thing? Looks like someone used it for a night at the Outback Steakhouse



http://www.bettendorf.com/~mrbone/pi...02/bottom1.JPG

Is it me or does this strike a resemblence to anyone else?

http://img182.echo.cx/img182/8769/ribs1zq.png

Re: cleaning engine block...internally...
 

Wow, where the hell do you find that ---- and how long did you soak it and did you use a pressure washer?