engine work!

OMG, this shortblock is dirty. I have to be honest- not my favorite part of doing engine work. Most don't clean to the extent that I do; but I feel it has to be done. The fact is, a cleaner engine case cools better. There's no rocket science to this and no special machine to do it- just a lot of elbow grease with small brushes, screwdrivers, and the Dremel with a polishing wire wheel.

Will pull that leaky oil pump and reseal it- with a proper gasket and not a ton of silicone (like it is now).

Oil cooler was smashed. See the top right section there.

Not a huge problem, not leaking and did not affect the integrity of the actual cooler, just those vanes. Could spend $170 on a new one or bend it back a little like I did here...

Thermostat cable guide roller/wheel chewed up. No problem, we have a replacement.

Getting better/cleaner. Will polish it up more tomorrow. These pictures actually don't do my (hours of) work justice...

Oh, old pistons/cylinders left on so as not to contaminate the crankcase whilst cleaning. :-)

I need a shower.