[Land-speed] Dumb Question #4388

[Larry Mayfield]

Ok, I have had enough fun with this dumb question.  But, it is always 
funny how the question and answers get morphed. I asked about glyptal 
and that turned into comments on balancing, surface treatments, vacuum 
pumps and wet sump oiling systems.

So, I throw in the towel, lol....

mayf

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On 9/25/2011 7:39 AM, Larry Mayfield wrote:
> Ok, time for me to ask another really dumb sh*t question. This one 
> concerns crankshafts.  I have a crank that I am going o use because 
> the one I have is injured. The counter weights are pretty rough so I 
> plan to buff them down a bit before having it reground.  After doing 
> that I said to myself, why not coat it with glyptal, at least on the 
> non journal surfaces. Bu, the collective wisdom of the list is great 
> so I though I better ask... is there a down side to doing this? Seems 
> to me this would help a lot in oil shedding.
>
> Thoughts? Experiences? Other better methods?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> mayf