Help with cleaning head gasket off???
Help with cleaning head gasket off??? I have finished tearing my engine down and getting ready for the fun task of cleaning up the mess.
I know to scrape off the old head gasket with a plastic ice scraper, but do I need to be concerned with gasket debris falling into the exposed water jackets??
BTW engine breakdown went better and faster than planned. Thanks for all the helpful info avaialable.
I know to scrape off the old head gasket with a plastic ice scraper, but do I need to be concerned with gasket debris falling into the exposed water jackets??
BTW engine breakdown went better and faster than planned. Thanks for all the helpful info avaialable.
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Re: Help with cleaning head gasket off??? http://jmx.car-audio.net/ .. here are some tips for heads-cam install
what heads/cam are you installing?
what heads/cam are you installing?
Re: Help with cleaning head gasket off??? Thanks.
Going with ARE S1 heads with a TR224-114 cam. LS6 intake, SLP LT headers.... etc. etc. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> See sig.
I just want to know if the debris is a problem if some gets inside the coolant passages. There doesn't seem to be a way to avoid it.
Going with ARE S1 heads with a TR224-114 cam. LS6 intake, SLP LT headers.... etc. etc. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> See sig.
I just want to know if the debris is a problem if some gets inside the coolant passages. There doesn't seem to be a way to avoid it.
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Re: Help with cleaning head gasket off??? I found a neat way. (with a vacuum cleaner) Just hold the nozzle in front of the scraper. Works a treat. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: Help with cleaning head gasket off??? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Plan B:
<strong>I found a neat way. (with a vacuum cleaner) Just hold the nozzle in front of the scraper. Works a treat. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Plan B is right Mark a shop vac works great to keep gasket material and dirt which I don't think your engine has any <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> out of cylinders and water jackets, I've done this for years on engines I've rebuilt. Good luck on the project <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<strong>I found a neat way. (with a vacuum cleaner) Just hold the nozzle in front of the scraper. Works a treat. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Plan B is right Mark a shop vac works great to keep gasket material and dirt which I don't think your engine has any <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> out of cylinders and water jackets, I've done this for years on engines I've rebuilt. Good luck on the project <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Re: Help with cleaning head gasket off??? Scraping takes forever. Get yourself some green Scotchbrite pads and get to work. You will have the block cleaned perfectly in about half of the time it takes using a scraper.
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I used high quality paper towels rolled up and slid into the holes. I also used a shop vac as I scraped to catch the crap. This is THE most important part of doing heads if it is not clean you might get a leak.
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Shop vac. I had a plastic hose and then brake line on the end I used this to clean out the head bolt holes. When I scraped I did not have the brake line on.
<small>[ March 19, 2002, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: 2000 Camaro SS ]</small>
I used high quality paper towels rolled up and slid into the holes. I also used a shop vac as I scraped to catch the crap. This is THE most important part of doing heads if it is not clean you might get a leak.
<img src="http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0NAAAAPgQh6WAQyusDSi8K7Zd2yOIOD2zKtfvYU6zLpaQcou6f ALMmsPtJ1xm1mRCSPj7qM92vaISjW!X29hXRw/Pict00250.JPG" alt="" />
Shop vac. I had a plastic hose and then brake line on the end I used this to clean out the head bolt holes. When I scraped I did not have the brake line on.
<small>[ March 19, 2002, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: 2000 Camaro SS ]</small>
