[AT] Engine flushing etc.

[Francis Robinson]

    I have always been a little concerned about running an engine with K-1 
in it but it is probably fine as long as you don't get carried away and run 
it too long. Surely it is better for an engine than the dirt... I have 
drained engines and then poured K-1 through it to flush out the stuff that 
settles to the bottom. I have also put in about a gallon and ran it very 
briefly. I never really felt that it hurt anything but I still had a nagging 
feeling that it lacked any real qualities of lubrication and it also costs 
something like $900 a gallon now...   ;-)   If I have an engine now that 
seems a little dirty I flush it with a gallon of diesel fuel. I know that it 
at least lubricates an injector pump. It also seems to remove a lot of junk 
and is finally cheaper than gasoline here and a ton less than K-1. I'll bet 
that a lot of those little K-1 heaters sat idle this year.   :-)   For a 
little more than the price of a gallon of K-1 and with my senior discount I 
can go to a local Chinese buffet and eat myself silly...   ;-)


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"farmer"

Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net