Mopar block cleaning ****

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replicaracer43

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Just recently started using the Ampro block cleaning system, so far....I LOVE it. This old dodge flathead 6 looked like it came from the bottom of the ocean!

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The only drawback to that cleaning system is the shot. That stuff gets everywhere. I used to tap every frigging hole with a bottom tap and then blow the holes out with an extended tip.

What those little shot beads do in an engine is devastating. And quick.
 
The only drawback to that cleaning system is the shot. That stuff gets everywhere. I used to tap every frigging hole with a bottom tap and then blow the holes out with an extended tip.

What those little shot beads do in an engine is devastating. And quick.
Absolutely correct! It takes a extremely thorough cleaning once it's out of the cabinet for damn sure!
 
Cause im not ever gonna use any cleaning method that kills perfectly good cam bearings, especially in a bbm.
Cause i aint changin em!

Cam bearings cost like 9 dollars. I just gotta LOL at that.
 
Cause im not ever gonna use any cleaning method that kills perfectly good cam bearings, especially in a bbm.
Cause i aint changin em!
You really think 43 to 55 year old cam bearings in a 440 are going to be good anyway.

Might have got away without changing cam bearings when rebuilding an engine in 1985 but this is 2021 and a lot of age later....
 
Cam bearings cost like 9 dollars. I just gotta LOL at that.
You really think 43 to 55 year old cam bearings in a 440 are going to be good anyway.
What makes you think they werent changed two years ago? Ive heard nothing but stories of guys complaining about cam bearings too loose, too tight, cam wont go in, cam wont turn, yada yada yada.
Im not incompetent, i can look at cam bearings and see if they are worn or not, and my cams turn just fine. Why would i want to change perfectly good cam bearings and maybe buy a bunch of trouble?

Might have got away without changing cam bearings when rebuilding an engine in 1985 but this is 2021 and a lot of age later....
 
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