Cleaning engine blocks
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Suggestions for cleaning engine blocks:
- Oven Cleaner is great for cleaning of old parts (do not use on aluminum)
- Nothing with oil base in it.
- Wire brush it with a good paint cleaner degreaser.
- Brake parts cleaner.
- Soap and hot water (pressure washer and liquid dishwashing soap).
- Diesel fuel.
- Laundry detergent.
- Use ATF fluid on a lint-free cloth to clean/lubricate cylinder bores prior to installing pistons and rods.
- Kimberly-Clark Wypall cleaning rags.
- Barbecue lighter fluid.
Can dry it with an air blow-off tool.
