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Originally Posted By: Maritime Storm Diesel doesn't vaporize, so no it won't work. Try a Gas & Oil mix. Ummmmm....... read the original post. It DOES work. Can't say that it will work well but it obviously functions. And I have indeed used diesel in a spark ignition engine successfully, but...

Drill a hole through the center of the welded-in plug,let it drain, then tap it for an 1/8" pipe plug. End of problem.

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Originally Posted By: Drew99GT Originally Posted By: Steve S There have been gasoline farm tractors that could be started on gasloine and run with kerosene.Does your neighbor add oil to the diesel? Yea, and they are designed to with a system that changes the compression ratio and shuts the...

My brother had a 1954 Packard Super Clipper that had a lock-up torque converter

Originally Posted By: ekpolk I'm still a hero 'cuz I rescue "late model" "pre-owned" cars from bored people looking for greener grass, right? Yup. Especially if you keep them for 20 years. Let the bored folks take the beating on depreciation.

Originally Posted By: rpn453 Originally Posted By: ekpolk So, to turn this around, how do you justify the MUCH BIGGER hole in the ground that has to be dug to mine the ore to make one 6000# Suburban compared to the hole required to make a 2900# Prius. You forgot about the iron ore to make the...

Originally Posted By: mechtech2 Cooler is not better, unless your are overheating. Yup. I switched to a 205º thermostat in my 81 F-150. Works fine!

Originally Posted By: Donald Originally Posted By: punisher Spark voltage has always been proportional to cylinder pressure. It's at idle when you need the longer duration spark due to low mix velocity/density. It's part of the reason you see manufacturers using the multi sparks (a la MSD) at...

Originally Posted By: ZZman Seriously guys, it was a valvetrain ticking noise.... Oh, I've observed valve train noise going away with an oil change, and I've also observed it NOT making any difference. Sometimes hydraulic lifters are just fussy. Joe

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4 I'm thinking the spring tension in hydraulic lifters are calibrated for a certain oil viscosity range; going too thin could cause the lifters to bleed off the thin oil and thus causing a tick caused from excessive clearance. There is much more viscosity...

Originally Posted By: Shannow .... Whip is caused when a natural frequency of the shaft, and the dynamics of the bearing get in phase, and the wedge forms and collapses.... Fascinating. I work in sawmill maintenance as a saw filer (saw doctor for ya'll folks down under) and we make effort to...

It's my understanding that oil actually IS compressible albeit a very tiny amount and not really enough to change the practical dynamics in an automobile engine. But if we are going to pick nits lets get really picky. Joe

Originally Posted By: Chero87 .... I really doubt it's burning that much oil though. my exahust would have oil all over it, and there would definitely be constant blue smoke coming out of the exhaust.... An engine can easily burn that much oil without noticeable smoking. Having been born on...

Originally Posted By: XS650 When I was driving my 4.3L GMC to work, the idle speed motor made a nice cruise control while driving out of the long parking lot. It works well in a hay field too; just put it in low and let it idle along, no need to touch the throttle.

Originally Posted By: XS650 .... Best economy on a C6 Corvette occurs around 40 mph at 850 rpm in 6th which is 8.6 ft/s...... Amazing what modern engines can accomplish, eh? Driving in top gear at 850 rpm is quite a feat in any vehicle; my 81 F-150 w/300 six, T-18 and 2.73 gears can barely...

I think most went pointless in the mid 1980's or thereabouts. I use a small EZE-LAP® diamond whetstone/knife sharpener to "file" points. I ran the same set of points in a VW Bug for over 50,000 miles using this method. As long as there is ANY contact material left they clean up quite nicely. Joe

Originally Posted By: JohnBrowning What do you have against changeing at least once a year?.... What do you have against his two-year OCI? Reckon the oil maybe ferments or something, eh? Perhaps the manufacturers put time-release chemicals in there that turns it into pumpkin pie at the stroke...

Thanks again Gary, that clears it up nicely. Looks like a nice, convenient way to set up a bypass for anyone who doesn't want to mess with doing the engineering themselves. Joe

Originally Posted By: JohnBrowning ..... I replaced it with an OEM cam but kept all the rest of the high perforamnce valvetrain in tact and never had a problem.... Was the OEM cam also brand-new or had it been run previously? Just curious. Joe