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1. to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: Enrique Claure <span@datacom-bo.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 22:33:19 -0400
Before I do so, I will paint the engine with Maroon Red form Hirsch Auto. I must first remove the original worn down paint. What should I use to do so: 1. Sand blast 2. Chemical Stripper 3. Stripper
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01914.html (7,352 bytes)

2. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 21:04:35 -0500
Hi Enrique: Pressure wash the engine at you local car wash then wipe away any remaining oil/grease residue with varsol or paint thinner. Wear nitrile gloves. Apply paint. If you have any really loose
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01921.html (8,233 bytes)

3. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: Teacher122 <Teacher122@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 23:35:38 EST
<< Hello fellow MGers, My MGB´s engine is out and ready for a 99.99% overhaul. Before I do so, I will paint the engine with Maroon Red form Hirsch Auto. I must first remove the original worn down p
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01924.html (7,660 bytes)

4. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: Jurgen Hartwig <gt0003a@prism.gatech.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 07:29:31 -0500
overhaul. Enrique, when you take your block in to have the bearing faces and cylinders= bored(if necessary), tell them to dip it in their tank or have it blasted= clean in their pressure wash. The ma
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01939.html (8,906 bytes)

5. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:36:45 -0500
I am assuming that you are discussing a rebuild of the engine. A very important step in this process is having the block hot-tanked - it goes into a chemical bath to boil out the old dirt and corros
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01944.html (8,023 bytes)

6. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:24:45 -0600
Whoa. Hot tanking will do a wonderful job for stripping ebsolutely everything of cast iron. It is the best way to get it down to bare metal. However, in the process, it will destroy the cam bearing s
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01947.html (8,881 bytes)

7. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 11:29:59 -0500
Hi Jurgen: The old recommendation for painting engines is to not use a primer, because most cannot withstand the heat, but to paint directly on the castings. I've used this method successfully for ye
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01961.html (9,925 bytes)

8. Re: to blast or not to blast (score: 1)
Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 19:50:06 -0500 (EST)
If you need cam bearings get percision ones. If not you will have to pay a lot of money to get the regular ones line boared. =2E..Art hing off n the e block. n hot rs will engine lean gh, you u want
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg02066.html (9,531 bytes)


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