here's the situation:
- head has been off for about 1 year
- oil fouling spray sprayed on cylinder walls, pistons, head bolt holes, etc
- covered with plastic/sheets
- oil still in the pan
- alot of sanding, sand blasting, cleaning, body work etc in the engine bay over the year
- there is surely some media, dirt, grime and other crap that has made its way onto the shortblock
- still need to clean the block mating surface, more potential crap falling into engine
what should i do to clean out the shortblock before installing the head? just spray brake cleaner everywhere + compressed air? im afraid that some particles have fallen into the oil feed passage and will be pumped straight into the head at first start up. i figure whatever has fallen down into the pan will get filtered before getting pumped into the engine.
any advice?
- head has been off for about 1 year
- oil fouling spray sprayed on cylinder walls, pistons, head bolt holes, etc
- covered with plastic/sheets
- oil still in the pan
- alot of sanding, sand blasting, cleaning, body work etc in the engine bay over the year
- there is surely some media, dirt, grime and other crap that has made its way onto the shortblock
- still need to clean the block mating surface, more potential crap falling into engine
what should i do to clean out the shortblock before installing the head? just spray brake cleaner everywhere + compressed air? im afraid that some particles have fallen into the oil feed passage and will be pumped straight into the head at first start up. i figure whatever has fallen down into the pan will get filtered before getting pumped into the engine.
any advice?
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