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1. Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: Matthew Wilder <mwilder@top.monad.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:18:59 -0400; So in between welding in rust holes and letting fiberglass dry I've gotten the motor on my TR4a stripped down to the block. The motor shop wants the bearings and any plugs out which I was planning o; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00195.html (7,301 bytes)
2. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:50:22 -0600; Depends on what process the shop uses to clean the block. If they use a caustic tank, which is the process that really cleans everything, then according to my shop, that plug will disintegrate or at; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00196.html (8,416 bytes)
3. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: WEmery7451@aol.com; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:23:42 EST; Anytime I had a block or head boiled, they were returned without any of the aluminum plugs or cam bearings. Either the chemicals took them out or the machinist removed them. Fortunately, I have alwa; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00197.html (7,959 bytes)
4. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:25:08 -0800; Around '82, when I was 20, I finally rebuilt the motor of my TR 4A which I had restored in almost every other way since I was 15... All my friends were aware of the fact that my car was down for week; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00198.html (9,549 bytes)
5. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: WEmery7451@aol.com; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:37:32 EST; << The same process can be used on the head and crank, but be aware that there's a BIG plug like this on the top face of the head, where the valve springs are. This one is also threaded but I don't r; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00201.html (7,677 bytes)
6. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:39:00 EST; << In my opinion, I have had about the same results by cleaning my own blocks with kerosene or brake clean inside the garage, and gasoline outside the garage (dangerous) to eliminate the loss of plug; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00202.html (8,383 bytes)
7. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: "Joe Boruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 23:23:26 -0500; I am in the process of building a TR3/4 engine now, also. My machinist put the block in his parts washer which basically uses a strong soap and water. This did not attack the aluminum plugs, but I dr; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00207.html (8,205 bytes)
8. Re: Cleaning motor blocks (score: 1): Author: Matthew Wilder <mwilder@top.monad.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:39:43 -0400; Thanks everyone! Matt Wilder '67 TR4a E-prepared Solo 2; /html/fot/2000-01/msg00209.html (6,945 bytes)

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