At 7:59 AM -0500 11/23/04, Ron Landis wrote:
>I just bought this TR250. The oil was changed ten years ago. Are
>there any suggestions for flushing the engine. Should I just use a good
>detergent oil and change it after five hundred miles? What do you think
>of engine cleaners.
Ron,
If you're feeling ambitious, drain the oil, remove the oil pan and
scrape out any gunk that has settled. If you're not, simply drain and
refill the engine, run it for a while and change it. Engine cleaners
scare me, mostly because they are not good lubricants. More harm
could come from their use than any good they might do. If you suspect
the engine is really full of crud, the safest thing would be to
disassemble it.
--
Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
'71 TR6 CC61193L (27 year owner)
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