340six
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I put out good quality paper. DURA-Gold Long Board roll. I think it may have been the wrong choice for the job. It may have required Wet or Dry. I did not ask particulars' I figured that was to personal
Clean your piston rings
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Bossanova5
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So, what the consensus?
What is the best way (Chemical/Process) to clean everything for reassembly?
I am about to begin this process.
Thanks
What is the best way (Chemical/Process) to clean everything for reassembly?
I am about to begin this process.
Thanks
plain ol' gasomolina with *clean* brushes and scotch-brite. brake clean and a whole mess of towels.
head it off at the pass and just go buy a case of brake clean and a few rolls of the blue towels, you'll use it all eventually.
JDMopar
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If you have an Ollies store nearby, they have brake cleaner cheaper than anyone else I've seen. They sometimes have microfiber towels pretty cheap too.
Woody500
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Use the wrong Brakleen and you will melt a piston, at worst, and rot out your exhaust, at least! It must be the chlorinated type. Bad!
Woody500
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Saw it accidentally used as Carb Cleaner that time.
I’ll be assembling my first engine in the next week or so and never thought about cleaning the new rings. So this thread has been helpful! Well, the first part of it anyway…
All this arguing over cleaning stuff. Hell just slap it together and let it eat. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. No one has enough time for arguing or cleaning. Bunch of married couples in here bickering back and forth. Let’s go racing. Haha
pro tip: clean everything and then... CLEAN IT AGAIN!I’ll be assembling my first engine in the next week or so and never thought about cleaning the new rings. So this thread has been helpful! Well, the first part of it anyway…
seriously, it can't be clean enough.
beyond that: attention to detail, limited use of sealers, proper amounts of lube when and where needed and follow the torque specs to a "T" and you'll be fine!
what the what now?
No kiddin. I've just given up at this point. lol
You will never find a consensus here on anything.
I gap my rings first then clean them with soapy water followed by drying and wiping down with engine oil.
I definitely wouldn't try rubbing off any coatings. The ring manufacturers put down what they put down for a reason.
Think about it like this. You're coming to a forum for advice. You gotta sort through that. I'd typically say go the least invasive route. Dish soap and water and gentle hand washing definitely isn't hurting anything. Chemicals plus abrasive processes definitely can. And yes, rubbing with a paper towel is an abrasive process.
A couple of my friends just say it’s break in grit/ dust. Kim
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