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Best way to clean internal engine parts #1305676 09/17/12 02:33 PM 09/17/12 02:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,782 Miami, FL W wylde8 OP top fuel
wylde8 OP top fuel W Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,782 Miami, FL	I'm about to mount an engine block I have on my engine stand and start assembling it. Many of the internal parts for the engine, such as the crankshaft and rod/piston assemblies, have been sitting out for a while now. What's the best way to clean the dust off the parts? I'm sure a parts washer would work great, but I don't have one of those. 1971 Dodge Charger At Moparts, the concensus is there is no consensus.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: wylde8] #1305677 09/17/12 02:35 PM 09/17/12 02:35 PM
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meep_meep member M Joined: May 2012 Posts: 100 Tennessee	dump a couple gallons of kerosene or diesel through it..

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: meep_meep] #1305678 09/17/12 03:02 PM 09/17/12 03:02 PM
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drew72 enthusiast D Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 343 S.E.Mich	Hot soapy water and blow dry.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: wylde8] #1305679 09/17/12 03:05 PM 09/17/12 03:05 PM
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Mr. Smurf super stock M Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 993 Mid Michigan	Dishwasher... Ed

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: drew72] #1305680 09/17/12 03:33 PM 09/17/12 03:33 PM
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astjp2 master Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,785 Utah and Alaska	Quote: Hot soapy water and blow dry.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: drew72] #1305681 09/17/12 04:12 PM 09/17/12 04:12 PM
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hooziewhatsit master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,903 Oregon	Quote: Hot soapy water and blow dry. I guess a big-ish rubbermaid container should be big enough to immerse the crank, and not cost an arm and a leg If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: hooziewhatsit] #1305682 09/17/12 04:49 PM 09/17/12 04:49 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Be prepared to oil it FAST. I use a good spray bottle (cheap ones wont last) and fill it part way with eng oil then add the right amount of solvent to thin it out to the right proportions & shake it up to mix the two & I'm ready & it's fast & cheap live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: RapidRobert] #1305683 09/17/12 05:02 PM 09/17/12 05:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,474 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,474 So Cal	Laundry soap mixed with water in a bucket. Hand cleaned with an Engine bottle brush kit you can buy from Summit. (two long bottle brushes on ground behind feet in picture below) Then soapy mix sucked/mixed into a shop air pressured spayer (hanging off bucket in picture below). Then hosed soap off. Then pressurized air dry. Then all machined surfaced wiped down with Justice Brothers JB-80 to keep it from rusting. JB-80 will protect much longer and better than most common stuff out there. Immediatly masked and painted the inside of the block rustoleum to seal casting and promote oil drainback. 7383178-12_24_10Sm11.JPG (288 downloads) Last edited by autoxcuda; 09/18/12 03:29 PM.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: autoxcuda] #1305684 09/18/12 02:09 PM 09/18/12 02:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,782 Miami, FL W wylde8 OP top fuel
wylde8 OP top fuel W Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,782 Miami, FL	Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll give the hot water & soap thing a shot. 1971 Dodge Charger At Moparts, the concensus is there is no consensus.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: Mr. Smurf] #1305685 09/18/12 03:40 PM 09/18/12 03:40 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Dishwasher... Ed Yep, used to do that too.. ..until the wife walked in unexpectedly soon one day! You would've thought I was caught fornicating with the neighbors wife!

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: wylde8] #1305686 09/19/12 09:27 AM 09/19/12 09:27 AM
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crazyjjk enthusiast Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 323 Endicott, NY, USA	The hotter the water the better just because it evaporates quicker leaving less time to cause rust. That's an old trick black powder shooters used cleaning there rifles with soap & water. Get it as hot as you can stand so the water doesn't stick around.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: crazyjjk] #1305687 09/19/12 09:38 AM 09/19/12 09:38 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: The hotter the water the better just because it evaporates quicker leaving less time to cause rust. That's an old trick black powder shooters used cleaning there rifles with soap & water. Get it as hot as you can stand so the water doesn't stick around. EXACTLY, I have used my steam pressure washer to clean many engines, trans, gear boxes, pumps, diffs, you name it, I cleaned it with my pressure washer. It has been so worth owning it, mine get's over 212 or right at it. It's nasty, dirty, wet job but works great. Last edited by Challenger 1; 09/19/12 09:46 AM.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: Challenger 1] #1305688 09/19/12 03:10 PM 09/19/12 03:10 PM
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dogdays I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	I live alone. I stick'em in the oven at 550 for a half hour or so. That ashes the oil pretty well, but the neighbor's wife came over and asked if I had a fire. Non-fornicatable, by the way. R.

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: dogdays] #1305689 09/19/12 03:22 PM 09/19/12 03:22 PM
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RSNOMO Moparts Torchbearer R Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 18,880 -	LMAO...

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: RSNOMO] #1305690 09/19/12 10:01 PM 09/19/12 10:01 PM
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MLR426 master M Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,799 ILL	Take all your greasey tin, iron, bolts and loose parts to your local machine shop that has a hot chemical high pressure spray cabinet. Wouldn't cost much to have them do it since their spray cabinet will be up and running anyway. This would save you a lot of time and aggravation cleaning all the parts, besides having to take care of the mess afterward. MLR426

Re: Best way to clean internal engine parts [Re: MLR426] #1305691 09/20/12 11:05 AM 09/20/12 11:05 AM
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topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,882 A collage of whims	For hot water, run a hose out of your water heater. Used to be Ivory left no soap residue. The brushes Autoxcuda has are essential for the oil galleys. Blow dry, wipe down with oil or WD40 or the JB stuff, bag or cover everything to keep clean, Rustoleum primer or Glyptal for internal cast surfaces or oil them too. Cast iron will flash rust in minutes in anything but a bone-dry climate unless it has residual oil on it (as in not clean enough). Never used the spray-can paint for the innards myself, always the brush-on, but I suppose the spray-can stuff is OK. I'm referring to the pre-assembly cleaning, after everything's been cleaned by the machine shop.

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