Hey,
after pulling off one of the heads, I knew I needed to clean up the old gasket remains off of the block. I got some gasket remover spray and have started to clean it up with a razor blade although I can’t seem to get the little spots from the old gasket to go away. The left two cylinders in the picture show the unclean side. The two cylinders on the right show the block after one pass with razor blade and gasket spray. How clean should the block be before I can put on a new head?
Also, do I need to be worried about the rust inside the coolant passages?
And is it a big deal that I missed with the gasket spray a bit and accidentally sprayed one of the piston heads? Should I ignore the little spot I cleaned off of carbon or should I attempt to clean the pistons?
In general, I’m trying to be cautious of not messing up the block. I’ll never be pushing more than 400 hp so I don’t need some crazy performance quality but I definitely do want to seal to last
after pulling off one of the heads, I knew I needed to clean up the old gasket remains off of the block. I got some gasket remover spray and have started to clean it up with a razor blade although I can’t seem to get the little spots from the old gasket to go away. The left two cylinders in the picture show the unclean side. The two cylinders on the right show the block after one pass with razor blade and gasket spray. How clean should the block be before I can put on a new head?
Also, do I need to be worried about the rust inside the coolant passages?
And is it a big deal that I missed with the gasket spray a bit and accidentally sprayed one of the piston heads? Should I ignore the little spot I cleaned off of carbon or should I attempt to clean the pistons?
In general, I’m trying to be cautious of not messing up the block. I’ll never be pushing more than 400 hp so I don’t need some crazy performance quality but I definitely do want to seal to last
