[Spridgets] Hyper Lube

[Wm. Severin Thompson]

Toss some Bon Ami down the carb while its running...

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> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spridgets-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Deikis, John G
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:15 PM
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hyper Lube
> 
> David:
> 
> A year or more ago I researched all of this oil poo-poo for a couple of
> articles I was writing.
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> I think the train has left the station for your 260 V-8. Your rings may
> not have seated in the pistons properly, but you
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> have likely formed the usual cylinder glaze by now. You may be able to
> get away with a quick pass of a cylinder hone or dingle ball glaze
> breaker and new rings. But I doubt you can "re-break-in" your motor by
> switching to a "scratchy" oil.
> 
> JohnD
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> Message: 8
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> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:23:59 -0700
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> From: "David Riker" <davriker at nwi.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hyper Lube
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> To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
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> Question:
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> I have an engine that never seemed to seat the rings in.  It runs
> smooth
> as
> 
> a sewing machine, but has blow by and oil consumption since the day it
> was
> 
> assembled, actually, getting worse.  Can I go back to break in oil and
> try
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> again, or does it need torn down and re-honed?
> 
> I guess I'd have nothing but 5 quarts of oil at stake by giving it a
> try.
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> David R.
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> PS, its an old Ford 260.