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With all the peripherals removed, were the openings taped over? If not, best to be certain there isn't a rodent nest inside. I've seen it first hand as well as a mounted water pump, not closed off, that was full of decon pellets. The water pump was full like
the little bastards were spinning it to make sure every bit of space was used for 'storage'. I wish I had pictures but this was before I had a smart ass phone......</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 1, 2021 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net <Shop-talk@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] clean used engine before use?</font>
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<div class="PlainText">I have a 4 cylinder MG engine that was removed from a car in good
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working order. I know the previous owner and I trust him. The <br>
engine has been stored without valve cover, oil pan, manifolds, etc <br>
in a working garage. It basically just sat in the corner for a year <br>
or so. I would like to use this engine as is, without disassembling <br>
further. My question is, how would you clean this before use? I <br>
could use a hose, but I am concerned that water will get trapped in <br>
inaccessible places. I also considered spraying it down with <br>
WD-40. They make a "big blast" version with a wide area <br>
spray. There isn't any major dirt I'm trying to deal with, but I <br>
figure a couple of grains of sand could have landed in it <br>
somewhere. It seems like a rinse would be a good idea. Thoughts?<br>
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-Steve T.<br>
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