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Originally Posted by Ziggster
From what I could see it looks as though they did an excellent job of cleaning the block as I couldn't see or find any loose material.
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Trust me, it could still be in there. Put it on a stand, turn it on it's side, slightly hanging down and poke, prod, blow air, etc. to make sure. The back rear on both sides tends to collect a ton of crap. Coat hanger works well getting between the cylinder wall and block.
When you think you've got it all, do it again. Get a super bright LED flashlight and shine a light down in the water jacket holes on the deck to check.
The block that I wound up using was a 59L motor. The water jackets had so much crud in them, a long bladed screw driver could be DRIVEN like a nail into the crap. The core of the crud was still moist even after being out of a car for years.
It was the worst I've ever seen.