Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › proper short block cleaning before reassembly › Reply To: proper short block cleaning before reassembly April 11, 2020 at 5:22 pm #954200 Chris GramzaParticipant Thanks for the tips and product recommendations. I bathed the short block with non aerosol WD-40 and bagged it to prevent rust while I wait on the machine shop.