Reconditioning the Block prior to Head Install

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

Hot tanking is pretty hard on the intermediate shaft bearing surfaces.  If 
you get a block hot tanked, you should count on replacing the bearings.

Drew

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:

> well if you ave the block torn apart (no pistons etc) you can do what I did
> and drop it off at local machine shop and get a "hot tank" done
> it cleans outside and inside for about 50$.
> 
> other than that.. have you tried at autozone, a products called engine
> cleaner and detailler CD-2, it worsk REALLY Well for outside skin jobs.
> 
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> 
> 
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: T Berk [mailto:tberk@mindspring.com]
> =>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 5:56 AM
> =>To: Patrick Bureau
> =>Subject: Re: Reconditioning the Block prior to Head Install
> =>
> =>
> =>Patrick Bureau wrote:
> =>>
> =>> I rubbed my head with a drill and a wire brush after I
> =>> wiped it down with "fast thinner" it came out nice and
> =>> clean and almost shiny. you may want to try that.
> =>
> =>
> =>Yeah, my head got a minor skim at the shop, but the BLOCK has been out
> =>in the elements, albeit under the hood for many months, with a mix if
> =>oil and coolant on it.
> =>
> =>Thx buddy.
> =>TBerk
> 
> 
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