V8 Engine Cleaning and parts

Grit blast it!!!!

Peter.

Have you thought of having it dipped in a cleaning tank? Years ago at REME the guys all brought their wives ovenware in on a regular basis to get the really bad stuff off (including the non-stick surface).

Oi, Lee_D!. Dont you want some manifolds?

find someone with a solvent tank like "Trike" Try Cloro Ethane ????? Works a treat they use it to de-grease before powder coating..

Or a large ultra sonic parts cleaner

Rich

Yep indeedeey I do.. they Rangie ones Simon.. ?

If so how much spondoolees inc postage is one looking for?

Are the EFi ones any different? like will they give me problems finding down pipes that fit or are they the same as the early ones?

Lee D

Probably sand blasting, its not like it matters if something gets slight surface pitting.

Thinking laterally, it might be worth asking a car alloy wheel refurbishamnet company how they clean up the old alloys, or in fact if they would clean the engine block for you.

Muddy

PMS. Plastic Media Stripping. Plastic media in a high pressure water jet, that's how I used to clean blocks when I had access to the kit, brought them up like brand new, so it did. There's also a couple of chemicals that do a good job, there's one of the Chromates that you mix with water, brush on, count to 20 then rinse. Comes in a powder/crystal format, used in the aerospace industry but I'm damned if I can remember its name, although it is very similar stuff to Alocrom I think. Then there's good old caustic soda. If you have a pressure washer, get a blasting attachment for it and some pms grit. Badger.

we had to do some welding on a v8 block once and we cleaned it with carbon remover. It got it up like new (also disolves skin!). Richard

Lo Simon

I used a wire brush attached to a drill to clean my V8 coffee table, (now finished, awaiting some glass) Finished off with a polishing mop and compound also attached to a drill.

Are they alloy ones ? with ROVER stamped on ?

Yes they are.

Will compare them to my carbed V8 to see what the difference is. Will let you know tomorrow.

Great stuff :) what do you want for them including P+P to Huddersfield ?

golcarbob at btinternet dot com

Find your local engine reconditioners and ask them if they can nut blast it for you. It's like sand blasting but uses crushed walnut shells.

Manifold doesn't happen to include the idle control valve does it?

How much do you want? I could pick up as I'm only about 15 miles from Peterborough (Raunds).

Cheers

Seems to be fairly complete from what I can see. Mail me at peterboroughfourxfour at btopenworld dor com and change the words to number and the usual with the rest.