<x-flowed>On 16/05/2004, at 7:28 AM, Russ Wolfe wrote:
I hate to be the barer of bad news, but yes, that is the only safe way to do it. There are some chemicals that the salvage yards use, but I have never had any success with them. They are mainly just diesel fuel based, or solvent based.
I haven't had the engine out of that car, so I suppose it will be good to check on the condition of the valves and cylinders at the same time.
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