Cleaning Bores

[jason12]

Hey guys, Ive got a block sitting here and the bores have dirt and stuff in them as it had been sitting in a shed without a head. How should i go about cleaning them up a bit so itd be suitable to use?

 

Cheers, Jason

[Evan G]

 

cylinder hone would be like $30? you mite need a ridge reamer if theres lip on the top of the cylinder

 

check this blokes videos

 

 

i reckon leave it to your machinist?

Edited January 11, 2010 by Evan G

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[Budowski]

leave the dirt in there and pop a head on it, get it running and rev it to 5000rpm minimum and pour powdered ajax in the carby :jamie:

[Evan G]

leave the dirt in there and pop a head on it, get it running and rev it to 5000rpm minimum and pour powdered ajax in the carby :y:

 

:jamie: bloody classic!

[SLO-030]

Poor man's hone job. Got alot of people out of glazed bore/ring situations till a proper job coule be done :P

[philbey]

we're only talking about getting the crud off the inside of his motor, just get shitloads of metho and a cleancloth, moisten rag, wipe it down, repeat. Keep changing the cloth to fresh ones and when you can wipe it and the rag is still clean, you're probably all good.

 

Turn the motor over too bring anything sitting on top of the rings out.

[jason12]

Thanks philbey thats all i needed to know, figured metho would do the trick but wasnt 100% sure.

 

and budowski you shouldnt be giving bogus advice like that! Everyone knows that sand works heaps better....

[Taz_Rx]

...and once you done it and have nice shiney bores again don't let them rust if it needs to shit for a while longer. Turn the motor over till all of the piston are level and then stick some oily rags into the bores. :P

[philbey]

yeh I usually wipe mine down with a smear of oil then cover them up once I've cleaned em