Revitalizing the 360 Magnum: DIY Engine Block Prep.

[@MontsweagGarage]

For more videos surrounding the 1967 Dodge Dart this engine is going in, check out this playlist. kzbin.info/aero/PLFIfqgYxH5D6K4AZVNqR-hXK5eFxdT2Ip

[@scotts439]

good stuff! just subscribed

[@MontsweagGarage]

Thank you, and welcome. If you see anything I could be doing better. Please feel free to speak up. I am still pretty new at working on engines.

[@tint661]

Harbor Freight tools has a bunch of wire wheels for your grinder and drill. They work the best for cleaning blocks surfaces. The only draw back is the little wires come off and will stick you and your clothes. A small price to pay for a clean block. You already have safety glasses.

[@MontsweagGarage]

Hello again John. I actually have a drawer full of wire wheels for my 1/4 impact. I have been using them to clean off my front suspension parts before I paint them and put them back in. I also like experimenting with different methods. One of the side effects of being an engineer in my day job. I used the super scraper mostly because I was curious about how well it would take off the heavy scale. I used the paint stripper pad on the gasket surfaces because I suspected it would clean very well without removing the metal. Again, thank you for the insight. I definitely appreciate it.

[@dale7416]

Mo power baby

[@MontsweagGarage]

Hey, Dale. Welcome back. I am definitely excited to get this thing built and into the Dart. Trying to get it done before the Moxie car show in July.

[@alvieteal4980]

Electrolysis works great too.

[@MontsweagGarage]

@Alvie Teal Welcome and thanks for the comment. I toyed with the idea of electrolysis when I rebuilt the 273. That engine was in way worse shape.

[@alvieteal4980]

@@MontsweagGarage I’ve done it a lot. Just a bucket a battery charger and some washing soda.

[@MontsweagGarage]

I may give it a shot next time I need to descale something. I will be taking the front suspension apart soon...ish to replace the torsion bar crossmember. might be a good time to test it out.

[@alvieteal4980]

Dude worried about his caliper on the journal but takes an angle grinder to the deck😂. Why not just get a 2x4 and sand paper?

[@MontsweagGarage]

@Alvie Teal Welcome and thanks for the comment. Just to be clear, it was NOT a grinding wheel. It was a paint stripping wheel. Lol. This comment did make me laugh at the irony of how that looked.

[@RegenAutomotive]

What microphone are you using? I am looking for a budget-friendly mic.

[@MontsweagGarage]

It's a Rode Wireless Me. I picked it up at Target for less than $100. It was a huge improvement over my last wireless mic.

[@RegenAutomotive]

@@MontsweagGarage Thanks for the tip! I currently have a cheap mic that gives me poor sound quality.

[@stephandiehl3893]

cool vid not s fan of background music/ noise while im trying to listen

[@MontsweagGarage]

Welcome, Stephan! Thank you for the feedback. It is greatly appreciated. I have been looking for folks to let me know what they think so I can make better videos! This is just the sort of thing I was looking for!

[@kellyanderson7115]

How many miles did the engine have on it?

[@MontsweagGarage]

Hello Kelly. Thanks for the comment. The engine had around 150k miles on it, according to the junk yard. It did show some signs of having work done on the bottom end as there were numbers written on the bottom of the rods with sharpie.

[@alvieteal4980]

$35 the machine shop will hot cat it for you.

[@MontsweagGarage]

@Alvie Teal Thanks for the comment. As goofy as it may seem, I am trying to do all the work on this Dart project myself. It is a means for me to learn and grow. I am sure at some point I will run into an engine that needs a visit to the machine shop as I want to do more project cars once the dart is done.