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ButchRed33 · 10-30-2016, 08:38 PM

I took my '32 B block in to a place that bakes the gunk off the blocks, etc.

It had been in storage for a long time, so I put axle grease on mains, cylinders, etc. since things tend to rust where I had to store them.

Now the gunk is baked off, but I have a greasy block. I'm worried about the water jackets and oil passages. Is it possible to soak it gasoline, or ?????,
and use brushes to clean the passages, or is there a better, more foolproof way? I'm a stickler for a clean block, so as to have no silly cooling or debris problems.

Any suggestions?

10-30-2016, 08:38 PM	#1
ButchRed33 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: the corn belt Posts: 20	block prep I took my '32 B block in to a place that bakes the gunk off the blocks, etc. It had been in storage for a long time, so I put axle grease on mains, cylinders, etc. since things tend to rust where I had to store them. Now the gunk is baked off, but I have a greasy block. I'm worried about the water jackets and oil passages. Is it possible to soak it gasoline, or ?????, and use brushes to clean the passages, or is there a better, more foolproof way? I'm a stickler for a clean block, so as to have no silly cooling or debris problems. Any suggestions?