Only the bearings for the crankshaft and the camshaft remain in
the otherwise stripped engine block. This slide hammer is placed
inside the bearing cavities. A fixed stop is placed behind the
smooth, flat bearing, and the stop gently rams the bearing out from
behind.Stripped and ready to be ripped
With the engine completely stripped, it was time to clean the block,
heads and every other part that will be reused. The large parts, such as
the block and heads, were placed in an oven and baked for six hours at
650 degrees to remove grease, dirt and oil. Old dirt and oil harden and
turn to dust, then fall off the parts easier. A shot blaster is required to
further clean the engine; it acts as a sandblaster, though it uses fine
metal material to blast the block. This metal material can ruin a rebuilt
engine if it is not completely removed, so the block is then placed in a
cabinet and sprayed in a caustic bath to remove all traces of the metal
bits.