Re: Lubricating sleeve seals for installation

Posted by El Toro on October 10, 2004 at 04:47:57 from (205.188.117.22):

In Reply to: Re: Lubricating sleeve seals for installation posted by BillWV on October 09, 2004 at 19:01:54:

Hi Bill, Removing the dirt, mud, rust and scale
is the hardest job to do. I always had the engine
blocks degreased at a nearby machine shop. They installed new freeze plugs and cam bearings too.
I took a few into where I worked and steamed cleaned them. This machine shop has been here for
75 years and does good work. All their machinists
are ASE certified, most are master certified

Once you get that grease and dirt off
the engine is nice and clean for assembly. Very easy to repaint too. I never found any of that
radiator Stop-Leak worth the effort. It usually
does what you found, stop up the radiator.

Another problem with radiators is most people do not change their antifreeze. Every
other year I think it should be drained and flushed and install new antifreeze solution. It loses its rust inhibitor and then starts plugging
up the tubes. There is some antifreeze on the market that is good for 5 years, I've never used it. I always make a 50/50 solution. It protects
down to -30 degrees and it very seldom goes below
0 degrees here in eastern MD. Ten years ago it went down to -15. Good Luck, Hal

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