Just some Chit Chat

[branhamautomotive]

sometimes those hard black deposits are sand/mud/dirt some of it is actually a form of rust. most of us just send straight lake water through our blocks, and we all know water and iron makes rust. hince why if you run straight water in your car all summer then drain it, it will be all brown and nasty most of the time. I know some ppl motor the block and manifold drains are locked and wont turn. but if your does and you do notice you get into some mud and sand. you can drain you block at the dock once cooled off. your bilge pump will get the water out. I have even started motor before with those open and flush as good as I can. It also never hurts to flush the block one or twice a year just to be on the safe side that a lot of that is not sitting in there that we don't know about.

[wakina]

I should have also posted what this gentleman said would be a good way to clean the block in case of a large amount of sand had been pulled into the block. It might be a P. I. A. but it can be done with out pulling the engine, he said you can take the fixtures off the front of the block(power steering, Etc.) remove the soft plugs on the front of the block and use a shopvac to suck out the sand or a water hose and flush out the sand at least to where it is easy to suck it out. To me that sure would beat pulling and replacing the engine block. Much cheaper also, just be sure to use the brass soft plugs when putting it back together. Sounded almost like he had done this a time or two.