Well, while I wait patiently for a pair of rod bolts to arrive I thought I'd spend some time prepping the case for assembly. I had it cleaned at the machine shop and did some scrubbing before. I sent it to CGarr for machine work, and it came back cleaner than I had sent it. I scrubbed it in hot soapy water again, and then went after it with brake cleaner. It's starting to meet assembly standards.
Next, I broke out my trusty second amendment cleaning kit... All of the main oil passages can be done with a .45 cal brush and jag. It looks like a couple of the outer ones might need a .40 or 9mm.
See what good tools do for you!!! This is what the Kimwipes + brake cleaner looked like as they came out of the oil passages..... No shavings or chunks, but still a good bit of gunk.
More tomorrow!!!