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Re: Tanking a block is Illegal now?

To: Rich Atherton <gumby@connectexpress.com>
Subject: Re: Tanking a block is Illegal now?
From: Mark Fridenstine <laceyf@crosslink.net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 23:07:33 -0700
California Tiger owners:
    Keep electing those Liberals, and you'll be walking again someday.  Please
keep them on the Left coast.
    Mark

Rich Atherton wrote:

> Ok, so when did this happen?  is this just a California thing?  So how is
> one supposed to prepare an old grimy block out of some core pile at the
> local bone yard, for machines to accept those new flashy expensive custom
> parts we all want to pack inside.   I would not want to do it unless the
> block (Non aluminum block) had been hot tanked and magna fluxed.  I don't
> think they want garage mechanics out in the yard with a bucket of gasoline
> and a scrub brush, cleaning an old greasy parts, the way I used to do it
> years ago at home.  Hot tanking was the 8th wonder of the world..
>
> So if you can't tank them, what are the options?  I'm just curious
>
> Rich
> (Former 65 Series IV, and 65 Imp owner)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Laifman <Laifman@flash.net>
> > ..... However, with an old block, and the pollution laws
> > preventing the old 'boil-out' of the block to remove years of
> > scale, there were probably other things wrong with that block
> > than the mild bore.
> >
> > Steve




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