What did you did after you were done with it did you send it to a hot tank ( non costic soda)/pressure wash ?

Pictures will help too.

 

wouldn't you want to hot tank it first?

 

I blast stuff, then wash it with soap and water, blow it dry with compressed air, give it an hour or so, and then put a THIN layer of laquer spray paint on it to help it stay clean looking.

 

I got an engine block that came from a TSX that was on fire. What should I do first?

 

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Take it to a machine shop and have them make sure it's even any good still.

 

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I have more than one block I compared it its okay to me I mean what can happen really? Hot enough to melt Besides wire and melted plastics.....

 

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I mean what can happen really?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It can warp. It's not very likely, but don't you plan to have it bored anyway? You should, and it will be at the machine shop anyway at that time...and they can check it out. It's better to clean the stuff AFTER taking it to the machine shop.

 

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Resleeved and custom bore but they offer cleaning services.

What should I do? I have no blasting equipment.

 

I wouldn't recommend blasting your block you'll probably never get all of it out of all the passageway's in the block.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dragline &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I wouldn't recommend blasting your block you'll probably never get all of it out of all the passageway's in the block.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What passage ways this is an exterior job. Then after its going to be cleaned.

 

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Good point to be careful...

all you have to do is put tape over the holes. Besides, you don't want to blast on the cylinder walls anyway.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Engloid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good point to be careful...

all you have to do is put tape over the holes. Besides, you don't want to blast on the cylinder walls anyway.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Engloid should I take a pressure washer and some degreaser to it hard??

 

If your just doing it on a bare block then it will get everywhere, if you can find A way to seal up all the openings on the block then ya it should work out fine.

 

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Engloid should I take a pressure washer and some degreaser to it hard??</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's best to get the greasy stuff off before beadblasting. otherwise, the bead will just get jammed into the grease and won't do much.

 

Throw it in your dish washer with some simple green.

 

are you serious? haha and no its not sarcastic.

 

never tried a dish washer, but i've seen how good commercial washers can clean up nasty *** rims so that could work. If you bead blast it just be positive you block off all the fluid passageways and where bolts go.

 

Just take it to a local machine shop completely disasembled. They powerwash it, bead blast it, powerwash it again and then normally bake it.

 

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Has to be a heated dish washer, it does work. The dish washer used will never be good for dish's again though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gldndrgn14 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you serious? haha and no its not sarcastic. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, it has been done before by a member of Honda-Tech

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1106020

Lots of pics on page 2

 

No problem. Just call around your area and find a machine shop that has a soda blaster. A soda blaster uses baking soda for media instead of glass beads. Even if some of the baking soda gets stuck in the block it is water soluble and will dissolve when the hot tank or just wash it. I have had many heads done this way and have never had a problem. I really works great and comes out looking brand new.

 

^^^I second the soda blasting, or bio-blasting as it is otherwise known as. I wasn't aware anyone in the Phoenix area did that, got any info on that? I'm looking to get a chassis done.

 

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Actually, it has been done before by a member of Honda-Tech

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1106020

Lots of pics on page 2 </TD></TR></TABLE>

that shows a koni install. nothing on diswashing a block or head.

 

Not so. I have used mine for plenty of tools and engine parts, and as long as you get a empty load in afterwards with lots of soap, there is nothing left over.

 

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Realy? I have heard the oil and grime never cleans out totaly. Hmmm. I have always wanted to get one for the shop. I have seen so many people do this over at a saab forum (yes I used to have a couple 900T's). parts come out pretty damn clean!