hey guys,
after 2 weeks of wanting to pull teh engien i was finaly able to do it last night. came out with out any problems, slipped right out. BTW i left teh trans in, i decided i am going to drop the trans.

as i type this i have several parts sitting in some desiel fuel. i let them soak over night, i am just about to go at those parts with a tooth brush, water, and soap.

ill let you know how it goes. sorry no pics.

 

Oh what fun. I am hoping to start building my new engine this winter. I will pull the current engine next fall.

 

Sean while you wait to start cleaning that engine, jump into that compartment and start cleanin! That's the best time to start stripping old paint, filling irrelevant holes and spot weld imperfections, and getting that engine bay nice and smooth. You'll have to post some pics of the engine when you get a chance so everyone sees what you have to work with.

 

im back.
yo can only breath those desieil fums for so long untill your sinuses start to go hey-wire.

anyone know where i can use a sand blaster?

 

Try and find a United Rentals place if you dont want to acutally buy one. Im sure they have a rentable sand blaster.

 

dont sand blast it, use a media like soda. it wont warp the metal

 

how would you warp a intake or a timing chain cover? or a engine block...

 

On the engine, just use degreaser and high pressure water afterwards. Then use Automotive Simple Green then high pressure water again. If you are taking parts off the engine, then you can use a wire brush on them with some more degreaser. That diesel should cut most of the thick crub off.

 

+1, if you're going to use a sand blaster use it in the engine compartment, not on your engine parts! Sand blasters get sand EVERYWHERE so blasting engine components isn't recommended. When I cleaned my I soaked it in GUNK, let it sit for about 30 min., and then took a pressure washer to it. Keep in mind, id your doing this to a partially assembled block, be sure to waterproof important areas like the cylinder bores, intake and/or exhaust ports on the heads, and the plenum opening on the intake.

 

is there any way to clean the inside of the block? like the water ports ( tech name? ) and water channels ( again, tech name? )