Washing inside the engine....

[cashflyer]

Okay, I saw this in another thread and I just have to tell my little story.

Originally posted by }{arlequin
what ab the one that washed his engine, including the "inside" by pulling the plugs?

sometimes i find it hard to believe that it's real...

Several years ago, I bought a Dodge pickup out of a farmers field. The truck then sat in my field for several months.

I cannot remember the reason behind this exactly, but at some point a friend and I decided the engine needed to be changed. We pulled the current engine out, then did what everyone thinks is impossible.

We took the tractor out to the back shed and scooped up a 318 that had been lying out there for a couple years. We brought it back to the garage and mounted it to the engine stand, pulled the carb, plugs, and oil drain - then proceeded to flush it out with the garden hose. We used plenty of "Gunk" and "Purple"... even let it soak in during lunch break, then came back for more flushing.

Once the water ran clear-ish, we put the oil plug back in and poured in a few quarts. We used a priming adapter to circulate the oil throughout the system for a bit and then drained it again.

We installed the engine. We put on a new carb, installed new plugs, wires, etc, changed the oil filter and added the required amount of oil. And by that evening, the engine was running.

I won't say that it ran smoothly, or that it didn't smoke a little.... but it DID RUN.

The next day we poured some ATF down the carb to loosen up the valve crud, which seemed to help. We ended up changing the oil one more time for good measure.

I drove that truck for over two years on that engine with NO problems. The valves eventually settled back into their seats and the rings finally started doing their job again, which eliminated most of the smoking.

You may think it's all a lie, or that it's embellished. It's not.



The truck also featured under-dash wiring made mostly of salvaged lamp cords, and plenty of toggle switches.

The truck met it's demise one rainy morning on my way to work. The road turned but the truck did not. The tires were so old and hard they just couldn't grip.

Obviously, this was long before I ever had the funds to own a Porsche - living week to week on minimum wage from a textile job.

I miss that truck.

[kach22i]

Sounds like a little work and money to get it going, but two years is a long time for one of your first cars.

Rust is the big kiss of death in my area - they salt the roads!