Re: [DML] Question for people who have cleaned out the valley..

["Todd Nelson" <tan5732@xxxxxxx>]

Nathan:

A few things I needed when doing this were: time, patience, long flat-head 
screwdriver, time, shop-vac, garden hose, degreaser spray, and time.  Yeah, 
I know I said time three times, it's important.  As far as I know there 
isn't any magic potion you can put in there to get rid of all this stuff, 
it's just a lot of scraping and vacuuming.  Be sure your shop-vac can handle 
water.  Also be sure to really clean out the deep holes in the valley, 
that's where the block problems usually start.

Sounds like you found some good pirate's booty when you opened up the 
valley.  It's a secret little treasure chest down there!

Todd Nelson
1561, Vermont
http://www.rit.edu/~tan5732


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Sobieralski" <valleyrat12@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 4:21 PM
Subject: [DML] Question for people who have cleaned out the valley..


> How did you guys get it spotless??
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> Like an idiot I forgot to completely drain the engine so when I
> removed the Y pipe a ton of coolant created a lake in the valley
> mixing with 25 years worth of dirt creating 25 years worth of mud. I
> got most of it out with paper towels but it is still VERY dirty, Me no
> like.
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> On another note; I found tons of stuff in the valley. I felt like an
> archeologist. I unearthed (literally) 10 copper washers, two hex bolts
> (like the ones that hold the idle speed motor to the manifold), three
> 11 mm bolts, 3 steel washers, a scrap piece of stainless steel (from
> the factory no doubt), 3 O rings, not to mention that all the casting
> crevices were completely filled with dirt.
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