So i'm doing a gasket replacement...i'm a total novice but i'm down to the engine block finally after a couple days...had all the tools including shop-vac and breaker bar. Now here's my problem...
The shop vac cleaned up most of the sludge that came from a motor oil/coolant mix because the gaskets failed. I'm past that...what i want to know is...how can i flush the engine while its open because i still have sludge and brown milky fluid in small crevices and such...
My idea was, i wanted to flush it all out while i have it open before i go putting everything back, lubricating, thread locking, sealing and the list goes on...i would like to know how i can go about it on my own. To flush out the remaining sludge...the radiator is already flushed but the engine is sitting there with headers exposed and i can clearly see sludge and some areas where liquid still is that i cannot reach.
I have everything i need to rebuild everything back up...just have no clue how to flush the remaining sludge out of engine...the engine oil has already been removed via the drain plug...the oil filter has been removed, drained the area and wiped clean. i just need to flush the rest out and the drain plug and oil filter areas are no longer releasing any fluid. It must be stopped up somewhere. People have mentioned remedies but i want to go with the most logical one. i have heard of diesel fuel, acetone all types of stuff...but logically i dont think those are the answers.
so if you read this much so far...you should know where i'm at:
How do i flush sludge, coolant/oil mix, debris from an open and exposed engine block?
How do i clean the engine block to allow for easy draining through the drain plug again?
and please don't go off topic on this...i really need help...i'm driving a damn truck around thats costing me 100 dollars a week in gas when i could go back to spending 35 to 40 dollars a week in gas in my grand prix!