Sounds like a plan although you might want to consider just replacing the
oil with new and skipping the motoflush. Motoflush makes your oil the
consistency of gas and you could sprout a new leak somewhere that was
previously gooed up. Or you could release a piece of sludge which could clog
an oil passage somewhere. If you do use it, after you replace the filter and
refill with oil run it a mile or so and replace the oil filter and oil
again. I've used it before and I found that even after changing the oil and
filter there is enough of that stuff in the engine to break down the
viscosity of the new oil.
Chris Reichle
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: Changing Oil on Used Motor
Date: Thursday,September 12,1996 8:28PM
Hi everyone:
I hope someone has an answer to this:
I recently purchased a used motor from one of our list members (Thanx
Roland!). He got it from a 79B he was parting out. The thing is, neither
of us know when the oil was last changed or what condition its in.
Can someone give advice on a protocol for flushing the motor of the old oil?
Roland suggested changing the oil & filter, running it for a short period,
dumping some Motor Flush in it, running it a little longer, then replacing
oil & filter again.
Any comments would be appreciated, since I hope to get my B back on road
this weekend...
Thanks all,
Jim
'79 B just waiting to run.......
PS - I posted a message requesting info on how you can tell if a head has
hardened seats... Any info on that too would be appreciated....
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