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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Blasting crankcases
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<blockquote data-quote="Nigel Spaxman" data-source="post: 104703" data-attributes="member: 2907"><p>I bead blasted mine. Someone had done it before anyway. The main thing is to clean really well to make sure no media is left inside. There aren't many holes anyway. Blow everything out with air. Remove all blanking plugs so there are no blind holes that could hold media. Then use soapy water and clean all passages with pipe cleaners. Use some brake clean as well. After it is dry check for media with more pipe cleaners, if there is any do it all again. I think people who had trouble must not have cleaned the media out. Even if you use soda blasting or dry ice blasting there can still be dirt in any of those holes. Probably the worst thing that could be inside your engine is alumimum oxide particles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nigel Spaxman, post: 104703, member: 2907"] I bead blasted mine. Someone had done it before anyway. The main thing is to clean really well to make sure no media is left inside. There aren't many holes anyway. Blow everything out with air. Remove all blanking plugs so there are no blind holes that could hold media. Then use soapy water and clean all passages with pipe cleaners. Use some brake clean as well. After it is dry check for media with more pipe cleaners, if there is any do it all again. I think people who had trouble must not have cleaned the media out. Even if you use soda blasting or dry ice blasting there can still be dirt in any of those holes. Probably the worst thing that could be inside your engine is alumimum oxide particles. [/QUOTE]
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