[AT] [atis] Re: Some Tractor Help Required

[Stuart Harner]

Sta-Bil makes a "fogging" oil that can be used to spray a mist into the 
cylinder.

I tried it on my lawn mower and pressure washer for the first time this 
fall, don't know yet how effective it will be.

All oils will run down with gravity over time.  Another old trick is to mix 
motor oil 50/50 with STP.  The theory is that it makes the viscosity thick 
enough that it will not readily run off of the surface.  Some mechanics use 
this mix as an assembly lube when putting an engine together, that way if it 
is quite awhile before it gets started, they are assured to have at least 
some lubrication still on the surface until oil pressure can build up.

I would think that on your engine, if you put several ounces of oil (3 or 
4?) in the spark plug hole and spun the engine with the plugs still out, 
when the piston gets to the top of the travel, there won't be much place for 
the oil to go except to splash up and cover the piston and head, the rings 
will then drag this back down the cylinder walls for full coverage.

We did this periodically on an old airplane engine that was stored for more 
than 10 years and it was fine.  Pull the top plug, give 3 or 4 squirts from 
an oil can and flip it over a few revolutions, put the plug back in.

Just my $0.02

Stuart


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Tallman" <dtallman at accnorwalk.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:46 PM
Subject: [atis] Re: [AT] Some Tractor Help Required


> These suggestions are all good but how well will it work on an engine
> with horizontal cylinders. Seems it would be a long shot to get to the
> top of the cylinders unless it is filled up. Doug T
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> Len Rugen wrote:
>> Standard is to put a some oil down the plugs and spin the engine (with
>> plugs out).  About a tablespoon on normal engines, maybe a little more
>> on big jugs.  (Marvel Mystery oil was "specified", but motor oil should
>> work)
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