Hi Stephen, The downside of this is that the deposits that break away don't always wind up getting flushed. The gunk simply migrates around the engine compartment until it finds a new place to stay, possibly blocking the bleeder valve in a lifter, or impeding the flow of oil to a bearing somewhere. I've seen this sort of thing thoroughly discussed elsewhere in relation to teflon oil additives. The consensus was that it's a good idea in a motor with a short maintenance interval (Like a race car) but not so good in long-term usage.
Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca
On 9-Jan-07, at 3:54 PM, Stephen Grisanti wrote: > My father did this to a '57 Ford sedan with kerosene, > I think. As I recall, it achieved the desired result > (whatever it was he was trying to do) and the car > survived for several years. > > Stephen > > --- mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement: >> >> Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase >> of oil, filling with >> mineral spirits, letting it soak for a few hours, >> disabling the spark and >> then cranking the engine to work it around? Seems to >> me it could help to >> remove some gunk from the case and galleys. >> >> Anyone tried this or something similar? >> >> -- >> mordo >> 1990 Carat >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com |
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