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Hi Greg!
I've seen your work. It's pretty damn close to this quality of work, Plus you seem to manage it all within mere minutes of thinking of it.. Really how many time Have I heard you say: "I think I'll adapt this engine into this car it was never meant to fit." and then 2 weeks later it's done .
I can't claim the effort of all of these shiny clean parts. I bought them all this way.
Yes I've been doing the cursory cleaning with brakekleen, and then rubbing alcohol and kimwipes. But really the media tumbling and hot tanking done at Ollies for pretty much every external engine part gets the credit.
It truly is far far far nicer than anything I could have accomplished with my parts washer. Bit it wasn't cheap. For all external parts except P&C and Heads, the previous owner spent $650 (includes $150 S&H) last year at Ollie's for media tumbling , hot tanking, R&R of oil plugs, and cleaning the piston squirters. Ouch! But I'm glad in retrospect that it was done.
Certainly I have to publicly thank DrKidneyDr (Larry Greenberg) for doing such a thorough job at getting everything cleaned, machined, and ready for assemble. Then for selling it to me for less than the sum of those parts.
Thanks Larry!
Damn I'm on the verge of having a mental picture of how much I've spent on this engine. Stop! No!!! Don't do it! Depression will set it!!
Richard
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