Oil cooler and line cleaning,intro

[mikensam]

Hi everybody,
Been lurking this site for about a year while getting my old girl back in the swing of things(1970 T).Bought her in 1980,second owner.Was active in POC in the mid-late '80s,and with the help of Ottomatic(You were my driving instructor at the last Riverside TT and great source of inspiration and motivation)had her dialed for for GS class. Never needed to post due to the incredible amounts of resources available on this site.Currently doing a full car massage after a 20 year slumber(College,kids,house,blah blah)While the engine bits are at the machine shop,figured I would bullet-proof the mounting system of the oil cooler and hard lines.My question is whats the best way to clean out the system after 20 years of sitting?Everything has been separated,soda blasted to bare metal,pressure tested to 80 psi.Want to get the insides clean as possible for my new rebuild.(Should be getting everything back from machine shop next week,waiting on the ceramic coating on the JE pistons)

Thanks everybody for all input,and especially for this incredible resource you all have created.


Chris Donato

[docrodg]

best is to send to someone for cleaning. There was a place that did excellent cleaning of them but i forget the name. They specialized in aircraft oil coolers.

[mikensam]

Thanks for the input Docrodg.If its good enough for the aircraft crowd,I wont have to worry about all the engine friction surfaces being clearanced.Dont want that buzzing around in the back of mind during the break in period!Anybody in the Orange County area have any recommendations for an oil cooler cleaning shop?