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
>

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