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
>>
>
>
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