Just got my 2.0L, Now it's time to clean it up |
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Just got my 2.0L, Now it's time to clean it up |
Rhodes71/914 |
Sep 5 2004, 11:42 AM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
UPDATED 2/25/05
My $500.00 1975 2.0 I will be posting pics of my progress as I clean up this engine and put it in my '71 that currently has the stock 1.7L. Engine was running when it came out of the '75 about 3 years ago. About 10,000 miles on rebuild before it came out of the car, according to PO. No plans at this point to tear it completely down or do anything special (or costly). Just clean it up and replace/repair whatever is necessary. I welcome in comments/suggestions/opions that anyone wants to throw my way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Hopefully by next summer my I'll be driving my new toy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Time to get greasy! Sean Attached image(s) |
SpecialK |
Sep 8 2004, 10:16 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
I'll probably get "smacked down" by the other members for this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) , but as bad as the rust looks aesthetically, it probably helps the cooling some. Seems to me that the rust would increase the surface area, and generate a small amout of turbulance in the airflow across the cylinders. I'd hit them a little with a wire brush to knock the big stuff off, and leave it at that. You could try Naval Jelly on them, but I'm not sure what adverse effects, if any, it'll have on the aluminum heads and block. Then there's Oxisolv and the like which is probably a little less harsh:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemTyp...GORY&itemID=380 "While you've got it this far apart", you might as well pull the oil cooler, give it a thorough cleaning, and replace the seals. Much easier to replace them now, than to find out after you've got the engine installed that they've developed a leak. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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