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Author Topic: AFTER SAND BLASTING  (Read 3603 times)

gadawgs34

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AFTER SAND BLASTING
« on: July 23, 2010, 04:03:00 AM »
i just had my valve cover and intake manifold sand blasted \. i taped up the manifold up but i still got some stuff in the manifold. can i just blow water threw it to clean it out and let it self dry?  :cool:
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Mike Robinson

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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 05:17:00 AM »
yes you can thats what i did when mine got sand blasted. just make sure it dries . i used a hair dryer lol
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gadawgs34

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AFTER SAND BLASTING
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 05:26:00 AM »
sounds like a plan to me thanks
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Mike Robinson

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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 05:37:00 AM »
you might have to take the baffles off the underside of the valvecover to make sure no sand or blasting media got into them.
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bhazard

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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 06:05:00 AM »
Most DEFINITELY take the valve cover apart and make sure those little passages are clean! Main bearings do not like being sandblasted!
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2010, 11:15:00 AM »
Sure they do, media is a great lubricant.   :rolleyes:
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2010, 06:27:00 PM »
i just washed it out like i did the intake mani ... dunked in the water bucket a few times lol works fine still to this day.
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