[AT] Re: FOLLOWUP on "stuck good on a WD 45 engine question!"

[John Grant]

John, many years ago I had a vehicle that I could not keep oil in. I bought 
it new and the dealer was footing the bill. Tore the engine apart 3 times 
before we found the problem. The intake manifold had a crack in it that did 
not open up until the head came up to operating temp. Replaced the head and 
the oil problem went away. If we had magnafluxed the head first we would 
have found it right off. Maybe, just maybe, the same with the WD45 head? 
Justa thought.  JG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:10 PM
Subject: [AT] Re: FOLLOWUP on "stuck good on a WD 45 engine question!"


> Well, we tried all the tests and looked at all the possible cures for the 
> WD45 engine-burning-oil problem suggested by you all to no avail.  Today 
> we emptied some oil from the crankcase, added 1 1/2 qts of Power Punch oil 
> treatment and ran the engine for 1 1/2 hours in the shop.......and all we 
> got was a shop full of smoke!
> So....this didn't give much support for installing new sleeves, pistons 
> and rings to fix the problem.  You'd think the Power Punch might have made 
> a little difference anyway.  So now we're going to look for another head 
> to borrow for a test.  Anyone on the NE Oregon area who might have a head 
> for loan or a WD45 parts tractor for sale please holler.    Incidently, we 
> checked cylinder wear this time with a good bore gauge and micrometer and 
> found wear ranging from .001" to .006" (I've seen worse).  Funny thing is 
> the wear seemed to be worse from right side to left side than from front 
> to rear.     John
>
>
>
> At 08:31 AM 12/12/2006, you wrote:
>>I can't remember, but does a WD-45 have pressurized oil passages between 
>>the block and head?  I think the pressurized oil is in a tube, that 
>>connects to the head then passes on to the valve train.
>>
>>If there isn't pressurized oil passing thru the head gasket, I would think 
>>it a less likely source for this leak.
>>
>>It sounds like the oil seals aren't on the intake valves for 3 & 4.  OR 
>>they aren't on any of the intake valves and 1 & 2 aren't getting oiled 
>>very well. I think these set a little nose high, maybe gravity is taking 
>>all the oil to 3 & 4 in the valve train.  I think these put very little 
>>oil to the valve train, it must be enough, but it's not much.
>>
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