00exjay

So long story short my jeep has been sitting outside without a cylinder head and in pieces for a little over 2 months. I have the hood closed And Tin foil and a garbage bag over the block to keep out debris. Also from time to time I give it a thin coat of motor oil to keep it from rusting. My question is my jeeps motor going to be ok?

iluvmud

Sounds like it will be OK as long at you really are doing what you said you are.

car5car

next time use bearing grease to protect cylinders and top of block

00exjay

It may be a while longer before I can finish up on this head swap job so I will be picking up some bearing grease. Any brand that you would reccomend? Also I hear the rough side of a sponge will be a good choice to smooth out the surfaces of the block and head is this true?

Firestorm500

For your purposes, any band of bearing grease will do. I'm not sure that a sponge will "smooth out" cast iron, though.

Don't go overboard on the grease.

car5car

high temp

I make gasoline/bearing grease solution and spray everything.

Radi

Scrub harder.

00exjay

What would you guys reccomend to smooth it out? Would just peeling the big chunks of gasket be good enough?

sik_xj

You should be able to use a razor blade and get the rest of the gasket chunks off that way

letsgomuddin

A die grinder and a red cookie works best to get the old gasket off without cutting into the deck of the block

car5car

I use drill with wire brush.

SpruceJedi

11$ gasket scraper is a good investment. The type that you can replace the razor blades in. I also use the abrasive pad in a cordless drill to get the remaining gasket material off.

Might not be a bad idea to turn your engine over with a 3/4" socket now and then to make sure everything is still cooperative before you get it all back together. Sometimes those rings can get ornery and lock up on you if they sit too long.

Firestorm500

Head and deck surfaces must be absolutely clean before going back together.

88_cherokee

drill with a wire brush would leave the cylinders brand new

00exjay

so a wire brush on a drill will clean off the block just fine and put a thin coat of bearing grease. also i was reading up on doing the gasket and a repair manuel said to use a very thin coat of gasket maker on both sides of the head gasket. i always thought i wasnt supposed to use anything but the gasket for head jobs. are jeeps different?