[AT] Engine flushing etc.

[Skip Cleveland]

Here is how it would work for me if I tried it, which I won't. Dump in 
kerosene and out comes all the filth, heads for the filter and pluggs it 
straight up, bypass opens and dirt then goes on to  machine the engine to 
the next three over sizes.

Skip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Engine flushing etc.


> Bearing surfaces is where the oil goes right after the filter, so it 
> should
> be as clean as the filter can get it.  Hopefully the washing takes place 
> on
> the way back to the pan.
>
>
>
> On 6/24/2007 1:36:10 PM, Skip Cleveland (skipcleveland at bellsouth.net) 
> wrote:
>> Motor oil can hold quite a bit of grime in suspension, away from any >
> bearing > surfaces until it can get it to the filter. Do you think that a
> thin > liquid > like kerosene might make dirt into sort of a liquid
> sandpaper? > Just a thought. > Skip > ----- Original Message ----- > From:
> Francis Robinson" <robinson at svs.net> > To: "Antique tractor email 
> discussion
> group" <at at lists.antique-tractor. > com> > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 
> 1:58
> PM > Subject: [AT] Engine flushing etc. > > > > 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
> H. L. Staples
> McLoud, Oklahoma
> USA
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