He Cleans The Engine Block Surface For Head Gasket Replacement

He Cleans The Engine Block Surface For Head Gasket Replacement ENGINES Joe Johnson Meridian Miss : “I was working on a 3-cyl Perkins diesel engine from a Massey Ferguson 150 I needed a way to keep debris from falling into the cylinder bores when cleaning the engine block surface for head gasket replacement “Everyone says to stuff rags into the bores but that’s not every effective Instead I decided to use coffee filters and grease Rotate the crankshaft until all pistons are as far from top dead center as possible Cut each filter if necessary so it will fit neatly into the bore without extending above the surface Place a ring of grease around each bore and press the edges of the filters into the grease After scraping and sanding the block carefully remove each filter and wipe down the bores No debris will have gotten into the cylinders ”

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