be careful

 

now can I see the attachments?

 

DC, Help me out..I'm at a stand still on my repair..I'm still stuck on the block deck making sure it's clean enough to install the gaskets and head..I've only used plastic/wood and permatex gasket remover like it calls for but it still doesn't look like a new surface...I surfed around the net and what I found was a couple of youtube's where they use a white 3m roloc bristle brush on a die grinder...so I bought a couple..here's what they look like...so what do you think...brush the block deck or leave it alone and move on and install the gaskets and heads..

 

Here are a couple of pics of how clean they look with just scrapers and gasket remover..

 

I've only done this once, on an old Taurus. When I got it looking like your photos, I did a final cleaning up using some very fine grit wet/dry sandpaper.

 

Go with the roloc. You've got exactly what Chrysler recommends, namely, the white roloc. Do the best you can with it and it'll be fine. Make sure nothing winds up down in the cylinders or coolant passages. Use your shop vac and then compressed air to get anything out that may have fallen in there.

 

Thanks DC! I'll make sure I take some pics of the final cleaning and post'em...seems like everyone I talked to wasn't really sure how to handle the cleaning...now to find a 11mm 1.50 tap to chase the threads in the block for the headbolts!

 

DC,

THANK YOU!! The white roloc made it look perfect!!! heck from start to finish took 5 mins tops!! Here's some pics..

 

Beautiful! You could eat off that thing now. Keep us posted.

 

NOW I can view attachments!

I have to say, it's weird looking into the valley and not seeing any pushrods or a cam shaft down in there, lol! I've never dealt with an OHC engine before.

Wow, roloc looks like it did the trick, and I will definitely keep that in mind if I ever have to do head gaskets on my Sebring. In fact, now that I think about it, I helped a friend supercharge a Land Rover Discovery, and he used a white Roloc when we were getting ready to bolt the S/C coupler down to the LIM.

Definitely a handy tool to have.