[Roadsters] Removing the cam

[Pat Horne]

You can start with a solvent using galley brushes for all openings. Pull 
the plug on the back of the engine that plugs the oil galley and clean 
it real good.

Blow out the passages and repeat until you don't get any more crud out.

Next switch to a water based cleaner like Simple Green and the galley 
brushes and repeat until clean. Others may have a better cleaner, but 
this has worked for me.

After all the galleys are clean, including the water jacket, clean the 
bottom end the same way, then plug all the holes and clean the exterior 
the same way.

That should do it, lots of solvent, air water based cleaner and more air.

Peace,
Pat


Thusly spake ljordan704 at netscape.net, On 9/17/2009 5:51 PM:
>  So to explain a bit, Peter's engine came back from the machinist and he needs to blow out and clean out any debris from the machining work. How is the best way to do that? The head is separated from the block, no oilpan on and everything has been hot tanked but still the machinist recommends a final "cleaning' before reassembly. Does the cam need to come out to do that?
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> So starting to reassemble eliza - put fuel tank back in last weekend w/Linda's
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> need to get the camshaft out to clean it - any idea how I may acheive that?
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> Still looking for passenger side mounts for alternator - want to move it away
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