So I just got my block back from the shop, and things didn't really go the way I expected. This was probably due to me, and I'm fine with that as this is a learning experience for me.
I stripped the block *almost* completely, took it down and asked for a hot tank for it, as well as an evaluation of a rusty cylinder. The things that were not removed by me were the freeze plugs, and the cam bearings. I assumed that they would remove those, at least the bearings as i don't think i have the means. is that right?
Anyway, so he cleaned the block, and the rust was too deep in bore 2, so we went 60 over (it was already 40 over when i got it), and pleaned it up some more. I hadn't noticed the freeze plugs, but did ask about the cam bearings, and was told that they would be fine (and they do look ok).
So here are some pix, and I had a couple questions. does it look like the cleaning he did was non-caustic? I would have expected the bearings to look totally shot, and i would have expected all the rust to be off the block. IS that correct? Also, because my freeze plugs were still in, is there a high danger of garbage being trapped in the block? The engine only had a couple thousand miles on it from the last rebuild, so i'm fairly confident that it's pretty clean....
But you never know. I'd like to not waste more time and money with a new cleaning process, but then i'd like to not blow up my engine either. In messing with it, and blowing air around, I haven't been able to get a single particle out of the water jacket.
http://www.invectivus.com/crank_bores.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/crank_front.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/crank_rear.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/drvside_front.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/drvside_rear.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/passide_front.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/passide_rear.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/water_jacket.JPG
I stripped the block *almost* completely, took it down and asked for a hot tank for it, as well as an evaluation of a rusty cylinder. The things that were not removed by me were the freeze plugs, and the cam bearings. I assumed that they would remove those, at least the bearings as i don't think i have the means. is that right?
Anyway, so he cleaned the block, and the rust was too deep in bore 2, so we went 60 over (it was already 40 over when i got it), and pleaned it up some more. I hadn't noticed the freeze plugs, but did ask about the cam bearings, and was told that they would be fine (and they do look ok).
So here are some pix, and I had a couple questions. does it look like the cleaning he did was non-caustic? I would have expected the bearings to look totally shot, and i would have expected all the rust to be off the block. IS that correct? Also, because my freeze plugs were still in, is there a high danger of garbage being trapped in the block? The engine only had a couple thousand miles on it from the last rebuild, so i'm fairly confident that it's pretty clean....
But you never know. I'd like to not waste more time and money with a new cleaning process, but then i'd like to not blow up my engine either. In messing with it, and blowing air around, I haven't been able to get a single particle out of the water jacket.
http://www.invectivus.com/crank_bores.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/crank_front.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/crank_rear.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/drvside_front.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/drvside_rear.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/passide_front.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/passide_rear.JPG
http://www.invectivus.com/water_jacket.JPG