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Oil Passage Plugs
TezzerTel:
At the moment it's a good flush in the parts washer (with heated solution) and compressed air. I'll also probably give it a flush through with acetone and blow that through with air too.
On the plugs I can't shift them so far. If I can source a new one I may consider drilling it out
Sesman:
Good man. I’d also suggest a thorough drying before injecting brake cleaner through all passage ways several times. As you are probably aware, blast media has a propensity to congeal/ compact and I’ve found in the past that thorough dying and agitation using brushes and pipe cleaners to be helpful before applying more brake cleaner and compressed air. I’d also suggest paying particular attention to any threaded holes, trying to avoid the temptation to “ run a tap “ through them. I’m sure you will be on to all this, but just thought I’d mention it JIC.
TezzerTel:
Any help and advice is much appreciated. This is the first bike I've stripped and tried to rebuild. When they were blasted non was forced into any of the passage ways it's just what has fallen in there.
K2-K6:
If you've a wallpaper steam stripper, you can make a "wand" out of brake pipe or similar, to poke down into oil ways and dissolve sticky residual stuff.
Chemical analytical lab uses steam to clean all the glassware effectively. Removing tary deposits etc.
Don't forget to fully clean the external flow routes through fins around cylinder head above combustion chamber areas. Unsure how extensive on smaller types , but 750 has them intricately.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I like that idea Nigel, a steam wand.👍
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