At 05:24 PM 3/3/2003 -0800, dirtbeard wrote:
>Just a quick note, I recently had my TR6
>block and head dipped. I believe it is money,
>and whatever inconvenience encountered, well
>spent.
>
>When you get your block back from the shop,
>it may have a little surface rust remaining.
> This is not a problem -- the very
>experienced machinist I used said that as
>long as the rust is not loose, it will have
>no affect on the paint bonding. It only has
>been three months, but as far as I can tell,
>he was 100% correct.
>
>old dirtbeard
Worst case, I suppose I could just wire brush any remaining bits off the
engine.
Hmm, wonder if I can get the block into the back of my 4runner... It's
coming out of the truck I'd use to haul it in otherwise... heh. =)
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