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Tech Question
Quint Baxter, Oregon City, OR, 1974 Plymouth Gold Duster 318
I bought a new oil pan for my 318 from a junkyard.
Obviously from a junkyard it has surface rust inside and out. I looked it
over and nothing rusted through. My question is how clean does the inside
have to be before I can safely install it? I took a wire wheel and a drill
to it then some sanding to get the surface rust off. Is this good enough?
Will it flake off and cause harm to my engine? My theory is nothing will
happen once its covered in oil. Am I wrong? Do I need to have it
sandblasted? Thank you for your help!
Quint,
If you've ever seen the inside of 200,000-mile daily drivers that had typical (read: minimal) maintenance, you've seen nasty lumps pf near-charcoal, hunks of valve stem seals, etc. And the engines still ran fine. So offhand, I'd say there's no need to obcess over this. However, here's one "intermediate" idea: Why not wipe it down with some kind of solvent (alcohol, gasoline, Brakleen, lacquer thinner, etc.) and then hit it with a spray of one of the commercial rust-conversion coatings such as Duro's Extend?
And thanks for your honesty!
Rick
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