Cleaning the engine

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, I’ve been really busy at work and haven’t had time to work on the car. Today I started cleaning the engine, and it appears to be a slow process. In retrospect I should’ve washed the engine with a power washer when I was removing it from the car. Now that it’s inside the garage I can only use brake cleaner and a brush. So far I’ve been only been scratching the goo away with a screwdriver and vacuuming. Next time I’ll have to bring a whole lot of toothbrushes. I’m tempted to dismantle the engine further, but I can’t justify spending a lot of money on gasket sets and headbolts just to clean the engine up.
No pics today, as the batteries were empty in my camera. I hope I’ll have more time to work on the car soon. After all there’s not that much stuff to do on the engine. I’ve set myself a goal to get the car running by the end of this summer, or at least get the engine in the car.