Mark. Ever seen a Vanagon engine fire? The less oil and sludge there is the better. I had oil in my pushrod covers once and it flamed, scorched the plug ceramics and melted the rubber boots. I've since drilled 3/8' in holes in them so they don't hold a pool of oil. I say cleaner is better. Stan Wilder On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:27:45 -0800 Mark Belanger <belanger@FLUID.COM> writes: > Kevin Carrubba wrote: > > anybody have any insight for me? > > I hate to say it, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it, especially if > it > hasn't been cleaned regularly. Every car I've owned has been at > least > 20 years old until the Vanagon and invariably all the gunk that had > collected in and around the engine compartment got to me until I > cleaned > it. Every time(well, OK, three times) I had a shiny looking engine > and > 2 or 3 new oil leaks. > > A major repair or overhauling the entire system is one thing, but > cleaning for cleaning's sake is asking for trouble, IMHO. > > Cavaet cleanor... > > > -MB > -- > _______________________________________________________________________ > Mark Belanger - belanger@fluid.com > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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