Topic: Message #559288

[KDXSR5]

Todd,   i have  edited  your pic  to show you the oil galleys in the block

where the arrows are,  are allen head plugs  that you should remove, then run a rifle brush thru the galley  to make sure all the gunk  and  sludge has been removed,  ive seen engines  hot tanked  and still havethe galley plugged

Thanks for the heads up! I already removed the three oil galley plugs and ran rifle brushes thru them. I have washed the block a total of 5 times after machining, I wanted it CLEAN! They don't even hot tank blocks here anymore, the just put them in an oven for a day and burn off everything. I also wire wheeled the whole block to get rid of old paint and rust before painting. The block has 2 light coats followed by one medium/heavy coat and then one more light coat added a day later. I hope I did it right.