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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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using a shopvac comes to mind. anygood?
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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The shop vac idea works.....if you have the heads off and want to clean down deep into the water jackets.

When I rebuilt my last engine, I cleaned out about 4 cups of casting sand inside the passages. It had all settled in one corner. I was amazed at how much was in there.
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