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Re: [oletrucks] flushing engines

To: greyhawk200@att.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] flushing engines
From: john j tonyes <flfox1@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 11:43:01 -0500
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On Sun, 03 Mar 2002 11:40:42 -0800 Ben Bennett <greyhawk200@att.net>
writes:
> IMHO, That's almost the dumbest thing you could do to an engine.
> Think about it, one of the reasons for the oil is to be a layer
> between the bearing & crank. So you're going to take some kerosene
> or whatever and flush this layer out in the interest of getting
> every last drop of that old dirty oil out that you were perfectly
> happy with a few seconds ago. You're draining out like 5 qt.. of
> dirty oil & putting in 5 qt. of clean oil so the ratio is what...
> .001 to 1?  I keep hearing these stories and they make me sick.
> Like the guy that always idled his car with the crankcase full of
> diesel fuel or the guy that started his motor with the drain plug
> out.... the story usually ends up with the overhaul.
> -- 
> Ben Bennett
> Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell
> happened.
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 
> 1959
> 


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