On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 14:07:09 -0800, Todd Last wrote: > Thanks for responding to my many questions. Let me know if I am becoming a > bother. No > I was looking at Swain-tech coatings, as if I have a compression leak in my > heads, I'm just going to put news ones in and go your route and have them > coated. > > But, I note that they offer coatings for other engine parts. I was wondering if > you just had the heads, pistons and valves coated, and if you decided to do > other parts such as the crank etc. I decided to coat the intake stems. The exhaust, including the cat, But not the muffler. I am going to use an insulating wrap instead. If it fails I can replace the muffler and replace the wrap and not waste the coating. I also decided to coat the main, rod bearings and the lifters. The coating is mainly to prolong life and protect if oil starvation occurs NOT to reduce friction or to gain HPWith all the work to improve the engine. 200,000 to 300,000 miles can possibly be reached if driven properly. All engine parts that wear out have been protected against wear. Now I would only have to replace the head gasket (if it would ever wears out).
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