Got 'er done...but no fun!

gwstang

Well-known Member
Got the engine pulled from the '52 8N today. It is vedy vedy greasy/nasty. I used several spray cans of cheapo oven cleaner and lots of scraping to get the worst of it off. Thinking about dropping it in the back of the truck and going by one of those self serve car washes to really get it dandied up before I start taking things apart. My old power washer conked out about 10 years ago and I never got another. I could sure use one about now....lol. It is still hanging from the hoist so no trouble to put in the truck. Time for a rebuild.
 
Got a trailer? It would be easier to wash if on a
trailer and you you wouldn't get as much gunk on
your truck.
 
gwstang.........the LAST time I was at the do-it-yerself car wash, there was a BIG sign advising AGAINST washing engines on back of pick'em-ups. Dunno what they would do iff'n they caught you. Apparently they have NO PROBLEM with people liftin' the hood and spayin'.......sumptin' to tink about, eh?....... respectfully, Dell the cleaner
 
GOOD (unsafe in Cali) oven cleaner is LYE, and eats grease and paint, and SKIN, not to mention corneas.

BE CAREFUL when pressure washing goo of an engine after spraying it down with oven cleaner.
 
Good advise Bob. I use oven cleaner to clean before painting.
It can be nasty stuff! Note the river of red paint washing off.
Adequate ventilation is also another thing to consider.

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(quoted from post at 18:01:03 12/17/14) Got a trailer? It would be easier to wash if on a
trailer and you you wouldn't get as much gunk on
your truck.

An excellent idea! I do have a trailer and did not think to use it.
 
(quoted from post at 19:18:42 12/17/14) GOOD (unsafe in Cali) oven cleaner is LYE, and eats grease and paint, and SKIN, not to mention corneas.

BE CAREFUL when pressure washing goo of an engine after spraying it down with oven cleaner.

I did put on safety goggles before doing this. As you mentioned, some would splash off and hit me on the skin and it would start itching and burning.
 
What do you plan to do with the engine? Rebuild it your self? If you
are then you should drop if off at a Machine Shop to be
magafluxed. Money well spent. Get them to Hot Tank it while they
have it.
 

I'm doing it myself. I've done several chevy/ford engines in the V8 variety...but never a flathead.
 
You sound about like me there. I've always let the machine shop do
what they can do. You got to get that crank checked out and maybe
turned. Then with a V8 you give them the heads and they rebuild
them. Flat heads are a different story. And with tractors it's a
different story too. Not like your going to break down hundreds of
miles away from home in the middle of no where on your tractor.
I've got my first 8N rebuild that I did myself ready to go. Main thing
slowing me down is the paint job. Lots easier to paint a car then a
tractor if you want to do it right. I'd like to have at least one tractor
with paint on it.
 

I will take the crank for checking/turning for sure. I am getting an oil pump rebuild kit and taking it for them to resize the bushing also.
 

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