Jeffmaturo
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Anyone else use a mixture of ATF and Marvel Mystery Oil as a lubricant?
What is everyone using?
What is everyone using?
I use that as after run.Anyone else use a mixture of ATF and Marvel Mystery Oil as a lubricant?
What is everyone using?
Been doing it that way for a longggggggg time!!!I flush out with WD-40, and use straight ATF to pickle it.it's oil, guys, there's no magic.
I just pull the fuel line off of the carb nipple, put the glow igniter on, and spin it with the starter until it stops trying to run. Then I fire a good shot of WD40 down the transfer port or boost port, turn the engine over by hand a few times, then spin it with the starter to clear it out.My question is how do you get all of the remaining fuel out of the engine before you put in the after run oil? I know that the WD-40 is supposed to flush out the fuel/water from the engine but, I have an engine with a silicone ramped crank and I've heard WD-40 will cause it to swell. Any advice would be appreciated!
have been flushing out my On-Road Car Engines(all have putty) and all of my other model engines for over 20+ years with LPS 2 and have NEVER had an problem!!I just pull the fuel line off of the carb nipple, put the glow igniter on, and spin it with the starter until it stops trying to run. Then I fire a good shot of WD40 down the transfer port or boost port, turn the engine over by hand a few times, then spin it with the starter to clear it out.My question is how do you get all of the remaining fuel out of the engine before you put in the after run oil? I know that the WD-40 is supposed to flush out the fuel/water from the engine but, I have an engine with a silicone ramped crank and I've heard WD-40 will cause it to swell. Any advice would be appreciated!
the WD40 doesn't just clear out water; burning nitromethane produces nitric acid which will attack metal engine parts (especially steel.) silicone is more or less oil resistant, and WD-40 is a middle-distillate oil akin to kerosene or diesel fuel. if WD40 will cause your silicone component to swell, so will your after-run oil.
would you have had problems if you'd used something different?have been flushing out my On-Road Car Engines(all have putty) and all of my other model engines for over 20+ years with LPS 2 and have NEVER had an problem!!
have also used corrosion x with no problems. have used wd-40 in a pinch and have seen no difference.i know i was told to use wd-40 thru the cooling heads in my boat engines because it does not cause swelling in the rubber o-rings in the head. to answer your question,i wonder if the problems with the ramp putty is the type/manufacture of the putty itself?? just like all epoxies are not created equal.just food for thought.would you have had problems if you'd used something different?have been flushing out my On-Road Car Engines(all have putty) and all of my other model engines for over 20+ years with LPS 2 and have NEVER had an problem!!
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