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1. Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: Ray Bahr <rbahr@cisco.com>; Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 15:29:18 -0400; Hi All, Does anyone have any first hand experience with running a quart of ATF with engine oil to help clean some crud out of the engine - or is that an urban legend? Is there something else that mig; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00023.html (7,535 bytes)
2. Re: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@ameritech.net>; Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:45:57 -0500; In 1976 I installed a Mazda factory rebuilt Wankel engine in my RX-2, and it burned oil after very few miles. Mazda insisted that I run a quart of ATF in place of a quart of oil, and if that didn't d; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00024.html (10,011 bytes)
3. Re: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:48:33 -0500; In the Healey world of old the head used to carbon up pretty bad.... I've used plain water dripped into the carb's to clean the combustion chamber... Think of the last time you saw a head gasket blow; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00025.html (8,261 bytes)
4. RE: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: "Bruce S. Ayling" <bsayling@mindspring.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 18:34:14 -0400; I've never used the ATF cleaning method myself, but have heard positive reports. I have used other methods though - the best of which is a product from Kano Laboratories called Kreen. The recommende; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00026.html (10,392 bytes)
5. RE: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:49:04 -0700; Just for giggles, I dumped a quart of Rislone into a very high mileage car engine a couple of years ago, to see what would happen. No noticeable difference, until the crankshaft snapped about 2 week; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00027.html (7,772 bytes)
6. Re: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>; Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 18:49:19 -0600; Probably a good thing not to do, Randall. (!) It's funny--I've only had instance where I felt that an engine flush was the best course of action. At the time, I had a sister-in-law who bought a $50 j; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00028.html (10,486 bytes)
7. RE: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 18:11:13 -0700; Yeah, I ignored Dad's advice (basically the same as yours) ... never use an additive unless the only other recourse is an engine teardown. Guess he was right ... whaddya know <g> Randall /// unsubsc; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00029.html (7,668 bytes)
8. Re: Question about cleaning engines? (score: 1): Author: shiples@comcast.net; Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 19:36:16 -0700; I have no first hand experience. But I will pass on something I heard at a Jaguar Club meeting. I was stated that leaking gaskets and seals can be repaired by mixing lacquer thinner with engine oil.; /html/shop-talk/2003-09/msg00030.html (8,254 bytes)

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