haltman(at)us.ibm.com,Internet writes:
>Hi all,
>Well I finally have my 1493 enagine apart, foundt that the front main
>bearing
>was shot. This is good news, I think. Now I'm ready to rebuild the
>engine, I
>wanted to try to put the engine back together as clean as possible,
>repaint the
>block and other such nonesense. Anyone have any experience with 1) a
>good
>solvent that wont damage aluminum, 2) a source for the right color
>engin block
>paint. And while I'm at it.....any tips on the rebuild? I just
>figured I'd
>replace all the bearings (main and rod) while I was inside the engine,
>and then
>replace all gaskets and rebuild the carbs before putting them back on.
>Any and
>all help is appreciated.
>Howard Altman
>Series 1 B9003995 LRX
>From: Howard Altman <haltman(at)us.ibm.com>
>Subject: cleanliness is next to......impossible
>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 18:21:33 -0400
I use regular old paint thinner in my parts washer. It has a low
flash-point and the fumes will not ignite, unlike toluene or xylene,
and it's cheap. It usually does not take off well cured paint.
As for correct paint for your engine block. I believe all series used
a semi-gloss black. I have a SV and that's what came on mine.
If your main bearing was completely shot through you should have the
crank mains line-bored
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