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Re: Lss3
It’s time to tear the engine apart and paint it for final (hopefully) installation. First, the balancer has to come off. It wasn’t an easy task for my Harbor Freight puller. Another reason for removing it is a shorter one is needed for my CTS-V accessories.
Removing the dirty air tube from the intake is a little tricky. There is a latch that must be pressed, then the tube easily pulls off. The pin in the picture is pointing at the latch.
After taking all the external parts off, it was time to clean, clean and clean some more. It started with lacquer thinner and a tooth brush. Then more thinner and clean cloths followed by Duplicolor ‘s Grease and Oil Remover and some compressed air to blow off the solvent. Scotch Brite was used to scuff up the smooth surfaces to give some tooth so the paint will stick. A couple more rinses with solvent made it ready for paint.
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