Vats shut down at machine shops
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Vats shut down at machine shops
I called around to several machine shops and they have shut off their vats and heat treating ovens due to the cost of natural gas. I found one shop that wanted $250.00 to vat and blast my block. I guess it is time to break out my pipe brushes and oven cleaner and start cleaning. Anyone have satisfactory results cleaning out the flaking rust in water jackets at home?
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Just my opinion, but if you are rebuilding the engine It would be wise to have it as clean as you can get it.. Jamie
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The oven cleaner wrinkled up and removed all the over coat someone sprayed on, but did not touch the oem paint. I used oven cleaner and my pressure washer for a couple of hours on it today. I got 95% of the loose rust out of the water jackets. Next I will be doing some polishing in the lifter valley and around the main webbing. I still have a few more days to come up with a solution, or pay out the nose for something that used to cost 40 bucks.