I set the block on the engine stand and start cleaning away with soap and
water even thought the oil galley plugs are installed. I bought the long
assortment of engine brushes from Summit to run through all the oil
passages. You'd be surprised what comes out of there sometimes! I think
they ran me about $8.00 maybe $10.00 for a package of 5 or 6 brushes.
I also bought an set of taps from Jeg's that connect to my sockets so I can
chase all the threads to be sure I get accurate torque readings.
Just use some compressed air and an air nozzle to blow out the passages to
check for any remaining water.
What year of Truck is the Big Block going into ?
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: A.B. <bigfred@unm.edu>
To: old truck mailing list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 12:46 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] New Motor!!!
>Hello all,
>A while back I mentioned that I am working on a Gen 6 HP 454 for my truck.
>Well I gotit back from the machine shop where they put new pistons on,
>honed teh cylinders and sleeved 1 bore.
>The machinist told me he thoroughly cleaned the block and I don't need to
>clean it, but the book I'm using as a guide says to clean the you know
>what out of it even if it was professionally cleaned. Unfortunatly, they
>installed all the little plugs fro me already, otherwise I would just
>clean it anyway.
>What do you guys do? What would you do in my place?
>Any good sources for those little round brushes?
>Thanks for any help.
>-alfie
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