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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 54 | Some have mentioned using karosine or some degreasser to clean out the oil pasages when cleaning the block. Would like to get any sludge out of engine here at home while I will be replacing most all gaskets. Any suggestions or tecniques anyone has used?
Engine is a 261.
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Eric | | | | | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 21 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 21 | I have heard if you soak it in marvel mystery oil it will clean most of the dirt, rust, debris etc. out. I have used acetone and that seems to work for me.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | Remove all the frost plugs and use a pressure washer. Lube it up right away again as soon as you blow it dry with compressed air. The best way is to strip the block and have the engine shop boil out the block, but it doesn't sound like you want to tear it down that far. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 |
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Rifle cleaning brushes also work well.
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The crud was so deep and thick in my 261 that I had to remove the drain tap on the lower rear of the driver's side of the block and use a piece of #12 copper wire to slowly loosen the crud. Every so often I would clean-out loosened material with a hose sprayed into the tap hole or a hose connected to a heater hose fitting on the water pump (thermostat removed).
This is much easier to do with the engine off and the water pump removed.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 54 | Thanks for the input. Would like to only drop pan and remove / replace freeze plugs, so the brushes and preasure wash with WD-40 sound good. Good article Curt. Thanks.
Eric | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | I almost think it would be less work to pull the crank and pistons and have a machine shop boil it out. | | |
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