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Old 01-28-2025, 06:50 PM   #5
psimet
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Default Re: What do you do with your dipper tray in oil pan

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Originally Posted by mcgarrett View Post
No paint - over time you run the risk of having paint flake off and possibly block the oil strainer screen of the oil pump or clog the dipper holes in the connecting rods. In both cases that means NO OIL to the pump and engine and potentially catastrophic failure due to oil starvation.

This was my concern of course. I really don’t want to put it on the new engine without at least bead blasting it. After that just rub it in oil to keep it from rusting until assembly?

Could I do something like blueing?
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