valve job question

[Bruce Plecan]

Once ya get tit reassembles just use a plant mister, and spray in some
water.
Not alot, at once just a little for a while.  Steam cleans..  Next time
might do it first.
Bruce


> nowadays I wonder if all it did was make the piston top pretty and
introduce
> lots of debris into the engine especially the cylinder walls, creating
years
> of wear in minutes.
> I'm doing a valve job on my Chevy v8, and I don't want to incur any more
> wear on the cylinder walls nor do I really want to spin the motor around
as
> I want to drop the distributor right back in where I pulled it.
> the engine was leaking oil past the guides and has a uniform amount of
build
> up on top of the pistons.
> should I
> leave it alone, ?
> spray some chemical thing on the top and leave it then wipe it all away ,
> then most likely leave some lubricant in the cylinders.
> or do something else ?
 thanks, Ted Stowe