Hey All,

I have my 225 engine down to the short block. I don't anticipate disassembling the mill. There is very little varnish and carbon build up, but I would like to clean what is there the best I can.

I was thinking about one of those fillable pressure spray cans from Harbor Freight filled with kerosene. I'm sure that would do a pretty good job, but I wondered if any of you had a preferred process you may want to share

Thank you,

Chris

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-76 Cordoba, 360 4bbl
-68 Valiant, 273 2bbl
-67 Dart /6 4bbl, Leaning Tower of Power!!!

Don't laugh, "easy off oven cleaner" or any of the generic copies works wonders and grease mixed with lye (which is the main engrediant of oven cleaners) makes soap

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Part of Tyrde-Browne Racing

Wash with hot soapy water clean all the passeges. Spray with brakleen. Blow dry with compressed air.

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick

b/c the shortblock is not being disassembled I am scared to use water. Just too many places it can hide and creat a prob.

On a bare block your combo is exactly what I'd do.

Thank you,

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-76 Cordoba, 360 4bbl
-68 Valiant, 273 2bbl
-67 Dart /6 4bbl, Leaning Tower of Power!!!

You can get water inside the engine and not hurt anything as long as the water doesn't stay in the engine. I can point you to pictures of a guy hosing out the inside of his junk yard engine. He calls it his "Pull and Save" race engine. http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/index ... #msg637765 He used a cleaner similar to the Zep Industrial Purple you can buy off the shelf at Home Depot. I've used the same cleaner and it works quite well. Get a big can or spray bottle of WD-40 to drive the water off all the surfaces after rinsing. The tricks here are to not let the bare metal dry off once it's wet and to hit it with the WD-40 as soon as the water stops flowing. After a generous application of WD-40 blow out the water and use more WD-40. As long as there is enough WD-40 so the clean metal isn't exposed to air it won't rust. I would either pull off the oil pump and take out the core plugs or seal off the oil passages. Just make sure you don't trap water inside.

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Joshua

You might try carb cleaner as it "melts" the gunk away. Those spray cans at the chain autoparts stores work for not to much money. It's mostly laquer thinner so you could buy a gallon or two and try it in your spray bottle and it evap's fairly quick,then w-40 compressed air etc.

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83 B-150 slant 6,4 speed. 79 B-300 360 pathfinder 4x4. 74 W-300 318 4x4 git-r-done 80 B-100 sl6,4speed

Fire up the gas power washer after a dousing the block with carb cleaner. Dry out the nooks and crannies with compressed air.

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'63 Valiant V200 Convertible
225 Aluminum Block

Very interesting. Who'd of thunk it? Call me a wuss but I think I'll keep the water out of it this time Guess I'll try the laquer thinner in the spray bottle.

Maybe soon I'll grow a pair and try the water

Thanks guys,

Chris

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-76 Cordoba, 360 4bbl
-68 Valiant, 273 2bbl
-67 Dart /6 4bbl, Leaning Tower of Power!!!