Well go ahead and get sick, because it was done quite often back in the 40's
and 50's. Guess what, we are still driving these vehicles around. Couldn't
of hurt them too bad.
Rich Reul
1951 3604
Dixon, IL
rreul@gallatinriver.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Bennett" <greyhawk200@att.net>
To: "oletrucks oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 1:40 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] flushing engines
> 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
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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