Cleaning a block with good babbitt

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Cleaning a block with good babbitt
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Richmond, Texas on Friday, August 15, 2014 - 12:24 am:

What's the best way to clean a block while preserving the babbitt in it? Block has light surface rust, but water passages appear to be clean. I know the block will have to be bored O.S., and valve train freshened, but other than this, babbitt looks good and I have a crank that fits within tolerance.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Barrett on Friday, August 15, 2014 - 01:44 am:

Take it to an engine machine shop or transmission shop and have it cleaned in a jet wash machine using non caustic soap solution. I use such a machine to wash my engines for assembly without damaging babbit or aluminum parts.
Erik


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank van Ekeren (Australia) on Friday, August 15, 2014 - 02:28 am:

Best to refit the main caps as well, if the block gets dragged about on a bench etc with out the caps on it, can damage and peel the suckers off the block.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By keith g barrier on Friday, August 15, 2014 - 06:28 am:

Terry, I scrape and wire brush all that I can get loose then wet down with a degreaser I found at a truck parts place called black magic, this stuff works better than any thing I've tried in years. I was going to use a pressure washer but found a water hose did the job. This product is supposedly bio degradable but must be diluted at least 4-1 and says to not apply full strength to aluminum. Good luck. KGB


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