Is the block surface clean enough?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Oct 29, 2008 | 08:20 PM

scottHMT

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (5)

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 237

Likes: 0

Is the block surface clean enough?

I used a razor, a scraper, and a dremel with a plastic wire brush. It feels smooth to the touch, just wondering if i should clean it more.

Oct 29, 2008 | 08:57 PM

hirdlej

TECH Junkie

iTrader: (31)

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 3,453

Likes: 0

From: Minneapolis, MN

lol no. keep going

Oct 29, 2008 | 09:09 PM

Damian

LSX Mechanic

iTrader: (89)

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 10,396

Likes: 14

From: Atlanta

Looks like you've got a tad more cleaning to do. I see some material left here and there. I would also bring each piston up to TDC and clean them. Would be a shame not to while the heads are off, and remove that carbon deposit.

Oct 29, 2008 | 09:29 PM

scottHMT

Thread Starter

Launching!

iTrader: (5)

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 237

Likes: 0

damn, any other tips on what to clean with? the razor just seems to be scraping the metal, and im afraid to use a wire brush, maybe a soft metal wire brush would work?

Oct 29, 2008 | 10:01 PM

99345hp

TECH Fanatic

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 1,516

Likes: 0

I like using a scrotchbrite pad on a air 90 grinder. Those little things work amazing for cleaning off old gasket material.

Oct 29, 2008 | 10:07 PM

waterbug1999

10 Second Club

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Jun 2003

Posts: 4,282

Likes: 1

From: Minnesota

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99345hp

I like using a scrotchbrite pad on a air 90 grinder. Those little things work amazing for cleaning off old gasket material.

X2 ... Scotchbrite pad worked good for me as well, its not as rough as it looks either..... And clean them damn pistons while your at it.

Oct 30, 2008 | 09:27 AM

mmorellicamaross

On The Tree

Joined: Apr 2004

Posts: 148

Likes: 0

were do you get those pads?

6 Gifts Neither Your Dad Nor Grad Will Shove Into the 'Trinket Drawer'

Brett Foote

Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?

Pouria Savadkouei

Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine

Verdad Gallardo

7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built

Verdad Gallardo

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

Verdad Gallardo

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Pouria Savadkouei

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Pouria Savadkouei

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Verdad Gallardo

Oct 30, 2008 | 10:27 AM

04600rr

On The Tree

iTrader: (12)

Joined: May 2008

Posts: 173

Likes: 0

if you dont have a air grinder go get yourself a gasket scraper and use brake clean also. brake clean evaporates quickly and will eat the **** out of that old gasket material.

Oct 30, 2008 | 11:31 AM

#10

Pushead

Staging Lane

Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 99

Likes: 0

From: Cleveland, OH

No, clean up that black stuff at the bottom of the surface, and clean the pistons at the same time.

Oct 30, 2008 | 11:35 AM

#11

thunderstruck507

11 Second Club

iTrader: (18)

Joined: Mar 2008

Posts: 8,358

Likes: 27

From: Northwest AR

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99345hp

I like using a scrotchbrite pad on a air 90 grinder. Those little things work amazing for cleaning off old gasket material.

ditto, takes like 2 minutes to do the whole thing

Oct 30, 2008 | 11:51 AM

#12

The Alchemist

UNDER PRESSURE MOD

iTrader: (19)

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 10,813

Likes: 15

From: Doylestown PA

It's tough to remove the composite gasket material with a scraper sometimes, but like mentioned earlier, it comes off pretty easily with brake clener and a scotchbrite pad. I found a bag of the blue scotchbrites which are supposedly 'scratch free' that I use to clean some areas of the underhood and undercarriage with good success.

Oct 30, 2008 | 12:05 PM

#13

Blck_01ss

Staging Lane

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 53

Likes: 0

From: Houston Tx.

Scotchbrite!!!!!!!!!

Reply Subscribe

Is the block surface clean enough?

Is the block surface clean enough?

Trending Topics

6 Gifts Neither Your Dad Nor Grad Will Shove Into the 'Trinket Drawer'

Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?

Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine

7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP