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Old 02-11-2014, 03:14 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Jamesp View Post
You never know, things may not need to be sent out for cleaning for it to be done properly. Where's the fun in that? The fun lies in finding each and every void in the casting, figuring out what is does and how it fits in, and then figuring out how to clean it out. I've found 2 small chips out of the thousands that were in the engine. I'm not done searching yet, but I think the cleaning part went well enough. Who knows what I'd find if I sent it out and had some high school kid dump it in a tank?
The "fun" is in knowning it is properly cleaned out, and that I won't be finding stuff in the oil filter after 50 miles...........
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