Re: How much should it cost?

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

In my experience WD40 lasts only a few days. Canadian Tire sells stuff called
'engine storage spray' that works much better. 'Course that won't help our
southern neighbours too much but there should be something similar there. :)

Ken 

Quoting Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>:

> <snip>
> >2. The block, which I thought would be ruined or at
> >least not worth saving, actually looks really solid.
> >One piston was rusted in, but I let it soak overnight
> >with penetrating oil and then whacked it a few times
> >with a mallet and finally dislodged it, but otherwise
> >the other pistons pretty much slipped right out.    So
> >my question is this: I want to keep this block now,
> >have it boiled out and re-bored, then rebuild it.  How
> >much should it cost?
> <snip>
> 
> You need to use some sort of coating on the machined surfaces (don't forget 
> about the crank and bearing caps) to keep it from rusting further. Eastwood 
> sells some stuff for this purpose but WD-40 will work well short term if 
> it's kept in a pretty dry environment. Don't bother having it bored out 
> until you're ready to rebuild it.
> 
> Matt
> 
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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