<VV> VV Sleeping Lakewood

[Mike Kost]

Tony Underwood wrote:

> <SNIP>
> I don't wanna have to pull this engine apart to clean it out.   
> Anybody know of anything that works well to flush out this sort of 
> crud besides the usual kerosene soak or running 5 gallons of lacquer 
> thinner through it a dozen times?   Any sort of engine crud buster 
> that works well, maybe an engine flush that actually does something 
> except paper some manufacturer's pockets?
>
>
> This crud looks like it had lead in it...
>
> I knew somebody who "knew somebody" who said they once cleaned up an 
> engine crankcase by running the engine with a couple of gallons of 
> kerosene in the crankcase for a minute or two, cut with a couple of 
> quarts of engine oil.    The kero was above the level of the 
> crankshaft throws, which blasted kerosene all around the inside of the 
> crankcase with a vengeance and "cleaned it up pretty  good".
>
>
> I do not wanna try this with an all original Lakewood engine with 
> 58,000 miles on it.    But I'd like to clean it up inside without 
> having to tear it apart.   I have too much stuff apart already.
>
>
> I'm tempted to give it a cheap lacquer thinner soak... 5 gallons 
> poured through it a few times etc.   Let it soak  overnight... and 
> hope it doesn't melt every gasket and seal in the engine...?     Or 
> maybe I should stick with Rislone...?
>
>
> So:   Anybody have any preferences for a GOOD engine crankcase flush 
> that actually works?   It's been a while since I saw an engine with 
> crud like this.
>
>
>
> tony..

I think I would at least drop the pan and see what you have. I might 
also pull the top cover and valve covers (in that order of priority) if 
there is that much crud in the engine.

Mike Kost
SMCC



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