v8 block thread cleaning

[Programmer]

The vacuum was around the $80 buck range from what I remember--it's pretty
handy for clean-up.

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: Thursday, May 27, 1999 12:48 PM
Subject: RE: v8 block thread cleaning


>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
>> >