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During the rebuild I cleaned the oil cooler with paint thinner, not much gunk was in there. The oil pan was a many hour cleaning job. I recommend sending the block and pan to the hot tank for cleaning.
If you follow the 3000 mile/ twice a year schedule your oil will never be a problem.
I don't advocate this schedule for modern cars. I ran a Ford V6 130,000 miles on a 10,000 mile/ 1 year schedule and it passed a California dynamometer smog test like new just before I sold it. I skipped half of the recommended oil changes! The engine ran fine, the rest of the car fell apart.
The oil company myth of 3000 miles wastes huge quantities of oil every day. They double their sales by perpetuating it.
Kurt