v8 block thread cleaning

[David]

Ted,

I use a tap in a battery drill after I blow it out with air.  I use a very
low speed.  Speeds things up greatly.

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Stowe, Ted-SEA <StowT at PerkinsCoie.com>
To: 'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu' <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 5:10 PM
Subject: v8 block thread cleaning


|
|howdy.
|
|what do you guys use to clean up the block head bolt holes ?
|it would be criminal to torque my shiny heads to all that crud down there,
|which I think exits to the water jacket and or the oil pan ? especially
with
|the arp thread sealer/lube on them.
|
|I see that snap on has a thread chaser tool set, rtd-42, however I can't
|seem to find a local snap on guy to buy it from.
|
|compressed air would blow that junk down into my engine beyond any doubt.
|
|so if you were doing a valve job, what do you use ?
|
|thanks, Ted Stowe
|