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Subject:Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
From:TC
Date:Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:43:36 -0700

> hey.
> if you've haven't run engine, what about filling and
yup not started yet :(
> flushing case with engine flushing fluid to "wash"
> and/or suspend any bits of rag so when drained, bits
> of rag follow flow of fluid to a place where you can
> get at them?
1.9 water box
> I don't recall which engine you have, but is there
> enough room (in case of air cooled) to tweezer these
> flushed bits out between oil strainer and case?
>
> And if it's "paper towel" bits in there, as an
ya thats it
> alternative idea, is there some kind of fluid that you
> could let sit in case, that would disolve the paper
> towel?
Yah i thought about that but google was not my friend :)
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=resul
t&cd=1&q=chemical+dissolve+paper&spell=1