i'm going to be cleaning up a head and block that have been laying in my garage for a month or two. and i'd like to know what you guys have used to clean your blocks, heads etc. etc.

just curious on a cost effective way to make them extra shiney. or look decent.

lmk
brian

 

Gunk Engine Brite, available at Wal-Mart. And a pressure washer for the outside of the block.

 

brake clean and water. gunk. make sure you blow them off and not let it just dry

 

I just send blocks and heads off to be hot tanked at the local machine shop.

 

like i said. cost effective.

i've heard good stuff about gunk and simple green. are there any certain procedures i should do?

i've also been told you can fill a barrel full of solvent/brake clean/simple green overnight and in the morning just wipe it all off. whats the truth to that?

 

Hot-tanking isn't expensive, I paid $40 CAD to have my block cleaned, and they even painted it with aluminum paint for me. Worth it imo .. cleaning the block/head by hand sucks, especially if they're covered in years of crap .

 

LIKE THIS? well i got mine done at school. no charge. 90 b18a


Modified by myhatchrips at 4:42 PM 11/30/2003

 

just buy a **** load of mineral spirits and soak it yourself

 

Hot tanking is probably the best way to get all the grime off. Make sure you rehone the cylinder walls afterwards because the solvent will "wash" down the walls some.

 

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This man speaks the truth.

 

can of Gunk and a local spray and wash.

 

You can use any kind of degreaser and pressure wash to ckean block and heads , gunk, simple green ect you can do this at home
Your local machine shop can jet wash these parts for yu


[ have you had any blocks return from the hot tank LOL it eats alum. ]
Agood machine shop will NOT hot tank alum
Stormpower

 

3 words"Castrol Super Clean" - This will clean any thing better than any other stuffs.

 

i payed $33 to get my blocked hot tanked at rs machines

 

Yup, it's actually jet washing and not hot tanking, but everyone calls it the same thing when it's not .

 

Oven cleaner works decently

 

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The only problem with that stuff is that it "stains" the aluminum. I used it, and it leaves water stains but it doesn't damage anything.