<VV> Whatta ya' think about old rings?

[J R Read_HML]

Try Marvel Mystery Oil.

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Later, JR
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From: <EUGENE1938@aol.com>
To: <GYoungwolf@aol.com>; <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Whatta ya' think about old rings?


> In a message dated 7/4/04 5:43:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> GYoungwolf@aol.com writes:
> The lifters and bearings quieted down after about 10 minutes of idling
> and easy revs, but the smoking continued. We let it run about half an
hour. I
> have heard that this is a sign of bad rings (no compression gauge was
> available) and am seeking opinions as to whether the rings might
eventually
> clear up after all this time, and whether there are additives that might
help?
> Although
> the engine mileage is unknown, it seems it couldn't have been all that bad
> having been in the car a maximum of 4-5 years.
>
> Grant,
> I've run into this problem several times now and found an additive that
works
> for me.  It's
> "Valvemedic" by Solder seal/Gunk.  It's available from better FLAPS.  I
got
> mine from Pep Boys.  AZ doesn't carry it.  Make sure the oil is relatively
> clean and a new filter is in place.  Add two bottles of the "Valvemedic"
and drive
> the car.  I recommend short drives and let it cool down as the cleaning
> action is best during the heat-up phase.  This procedure worked very
effectively on
> a Rampside engine that I bought that had been stored for seven years and
> smoked like a chimney so bad that when I lifted my foot from the throttle
it would
> obscure all of the traffic behind me.  After I got it home I changes the
oil
> and filter and added two bottles of the additive and would start the
engine
> every night after I got home from work and let run at a fast idle till the
oil
> got hot than shut it off.  After a couple of weeks it quit smoking and I
was
> able to drive it with pride.
>
> Ed Corson (CORSA member)
> IECC - Riverside, CA
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