[Vwdiesel] about to re-ring, scuff question

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> Wow... let me make sure I understand this.  You do the reaming with the
>  blue towels in place.  Wipe up the gritty stuff as best you can.  Then
>  pour tons of soap and water through the cylinders, down onto the
>  crankshaft and the crank mains?  That's amazing!  I would have never
>  even considered it, just assumed that the remaining grit and soapy
>  water would conspire to utterly destroy the main bearings.  Apparently
>  not, huh?

  There's one little step you missed.  Between wiping it down best as
possible and flushing it.  Wipe and scrub it down with a sponge and
soap with water.  By the time you flush it, there's not much to wash
down other than a little soap.  Also by flushing it, any metal and grit
that may be left isn't drizzling in so as to increase the chance of it
getting into the bearings.  Besides, you wash until a paper towel or
rag comes out clean when you wipe down the cylinder walls.  Not
much really runs down by this time. :)
>
>  Sounds simple though, gotta love that.
>
  I learned this from a diesel text book.  It covers all the way from basic
theory to rebuilding and hurking big industrials.  For an older book it's
not all that old of information.  Of course the basic engine really hasn't
changed.
     Loren