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Kerosene
I used to rinse down my race car engine in the driveway with kerosene when
doing bearings or rings. Didn't have garage space so the great outdoors
was my garage
On April 1, 2021 3:25:09 PM Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net> wrote:
> I have a 4 cylinder MG engine that was removed from a car in good
> working order. I know the previous owner and I trust him. The
> engine has been stored without valve cover, oil pan, manifolds, etc
> in a working garage. It basically just sat in the corner for a year
> or so. I would like to use this engine as is, without disassembling
> further. My question is, how would you clean this before use? I
> could use a hose, but I am concerned that water will get trapped in
> inaccessible places. I also considered spraying it down with
> WD-40. They make a "big blast" version with a wide area
> spray. There isn't any major dirt I'm trying to deal with, but I
> figure a couple of grains of sand could have landed in it
> somewhere. It seems like a rinse would be a good idea. Thoughts?
>
> -Steve T.
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Kerosene</div><div dir=3D"auto">I used to rinse down my r=
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<div dir=3D"auto">On April 1, 2021 3:25:09 PM Steven Trovato <strovato@o=
ptonline.net> wrote:</div>
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ex; border-left: 1px solid #808080; padding-left: 0.75ex;">
<div dir=3D"auto">I have a 4 cylinder MG engine that was removed from a car=
in good </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">working order. I know the previous owner and I trus=
t him. The </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">engine has been stored without valve cover, oil pan, mani=
folds, etc </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">in a working garage. It basically just sat in the c=
orner for a year </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">or so. I would like to use this engine as is, witho=
ut disassembling </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">further. My question is, how would you clean this b=
efore use? I </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">could use a hose, but I am concerned that water will get =
trapped in </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">inaccessible places. I also considered spraying it =
down with </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">WD-40. They make a "big blast" version with a wide =
area </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">spray. There isn't any major dirt I'm trying to dea=
l with, but I </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">figure a couple of grains of sand could have landed in it=
</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">somewhere. It seems like a rinse would be a good id=
ea. Thoughts?</div>
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>
<div dir=3D"auto">-Steve T.</div>
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