VT250F "Silver" part 12: cleaning the engine

Before the engine went back in the frame it would be crazy to not give it a bit of a tidy up, the process was fairly simple but the results look fantastic. Before the cleaning took place though any holes where covered or stuffed with rags to prevent internal damage... I would strongly recommend you do the same thing.

First off the engine was sprayed with degresser and an old brush was used to loosen the dirt, pretty much the same thing that was done to the frame. For some areas where there was a lot of grime and dirt a screw driver was used to poke and loosen as much as possible. Once the degresser had dried off a little, a high pressure hose was then used to blast of all the crap that had caked on over the years. The engine was then left to dry out for an hour or so before coating the whole thing with som WD-40, this restored some of the colour back to the engine as well as gave it a bit of protection.









I have decided not to paint the engine as it cleaned up better then I thought it would. I have also decided not to polish any parts either, since the they have character with the small amounts of corrosion present... on top of that they will mostly be covered anyway.

Next bit putting it back into the frame.