QuiGonJon

Thanks for the suggestions. I've been using a tiny wire bottle brush, the type for clearing out threads, chucked in a drill. Working pretty good, might need a longer one. Compressed air to clear it out and a LOT of gunk fell out.

I'll pressure wash it as soon as I can get the timing gear off to remove the crank shaft. Won't budge but I've been doing some reading and got some ideas.

I'll do some poking around, see if I can find anything on this block. Thanks for the offer jimkola.

coopster

So what ever happened on this?

I'm looking for something else and this thread popped back up. Are you still around, and did you get it fixed?

QuiGonJon

Yea sorry for never updating. I ended up stripping down and cleaning the block with wire brushes and a pressure washer. I was able tk get most everything out that way.


I took a bit of a risk not getting it decked but it seemed OK. I went over the surface with a honing block by hand, and honed the cylinders with a drill attachment.



Put it all together and threw it in my truck. Had to chase down 1 or 2 gremlins at first but it's running great. Got about 10k miles on it since without any rebuild related issues

coopster

Glad to hear it. I sort of remember last year thinking about seeing some vids on tube where they basically 'hot tanked' into a 55 gal plastic drum with various chemicals.

maxvp01

For future reference if anyone is looking for a budget parts washer, a dishwasher works great. My friend actually fit a small block 305 in his! (Just the block haha)

I wouldn’t recommend using the one you clean your dishes with, just get a used one on craigslist. Results are impressive!