v8 block thread cleaning

[Stowe, Ted-SEA]

yes I just waltzed through a Snap-On truck for 10 min, $300 later...
they do have a nice set of long bottom tap things made for this purpose,
sort of a thread chaser.

their handy magnetic light is $75, I 'd hate to ask what the vac cleaner is.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Programmer [SMTP:nwester at eidnet.org]
> Sent:	Wednesday, May 26, 1999 11:16 PM
> To:	diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:	Re: v8 block thread cleaning
> 
> After hot-tanking and jet washing, all threads are re-tapped, blown clean
> and where needed, sealer is reapplied to bolt threads at "torque" up time.
> Hope this helps...if this is just at valve job time, to risk
> non-contamination, I'd just clean all bolts and apply sealer to the
> threads
> again. SnapOn does make a handy air powered vacuum cleaner !!
> 
> Lyndon IPTECH
> -----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 6:34 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
> >