Things that need to be removed before heat tank

[DMC]

hey guys i took everything off my block that i could, but there are still pipes coming off of it, and a plug with a giant allen wrench hole, and other plugs with no holes, what can i leav eon the block while it is being hot tanked?

[andrave]

why would you wanna leave any of it?

[DMC]

i wasnt sure if id be able to get the pipes to seal properly in there again if i pulled them out.

[andrave]

well a hot tanking works by letting the liquid flow through your passages... if the are blocked off they won't get clean. if they don't get clean there is no point in hot tanking. you can leave it to the machine shop to replace the freeze plugs and stuff if you want.