Cylinder bores rusty

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Mar 28, 2005 | 01:50 PM

sortofindian

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Cylinder bores rusty

I left a good short block sitting too long and now have some rust on the bores. Anyone got any good tips for removal? I was thinking a little acid and steel wool

Mar 28, 2005 | 07:18 PM

zman

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Re: Cylinder bores rusty (sortofindian)

steel wool....ewwww. Plan on honing afterwards?
Try some WD-40.

Mar 29, 2005 | 06:55 AM

da9project

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bore it

Mar 29, 2005 | 07:25 AM

PrettyLude

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light honing should take it out

Mar 30, 2005 | 03:55 PM

NJIN BUILDR

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Re: (da9project)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by da9project »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bore it</TD></TR></TABLE>

I second that.
Glenn