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Re: Engines that are prone to sludge

by johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jul 27, 2008 at 06:38 PM

Sure, condensation in the crankcase does a lot of harm. And driving
highways also helps the battery charge.



On Jul 27, 5:48=A0am, "Dioclese" <NONE> wrote:
> Reminds me of an older gentleman my daughter introduced me to a couple
of
> years ago, her next door neighbor. =A0He has an old Chevy Nova he keeps
m=
ostly
> parked in his driveway. =A0Drives maybe 1/2 mile one way on his weekly
tr=
ips
> to the grocery store or what not. =A0He complained about his carburetor
> needing a rebuild recently due to buildup as he seldom drives.
=A0Son-in-=
law
> did the rebuild. =A0He found the plugs a bit fouled, but not too bad.
=A0=
The
> oil, only a few months old was very thick and very black. =A0He pulled a
=
valve
> cover, and found that cream colored greasy substance on it, water
> contamination. =A0No such in the oil itself or similar indication in the
> antifreeze. =A0After futher investigation, we all came to the same
conclu=
sion.
> The lack of continuous driving time was causing the oil to foul as the
ri=
ngs
> are probably not set any more. =A0The creamy substance at the inside top
=
of
> the valve covers was due to dew buildup as the mornings are terribly
mois=
t
> sometimes, and the engine never got hot enough to burn out the water.
>
> Its an extreme exaggeration of what can happen to current vehicles
(which
> run hotter/faster nowadays), but, it drives home a point about the need
t=
o
> put adequate highway miles to keep the contaminants down in the oil.
>
> --
> Dave
 




 38 Posts in Topic:
Engines that are prone to sludge
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-24 20:59:12 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-25 05:59:22 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"rob" <me_@[  2008-07-25 06:49:53 
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bllsht <nospam@[EMAIL   2008-07-26 11:42:26 
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johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-25 17:32:59 
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"HLS" <nospa  2008-07-26 08:08:52 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-26 12:03:07 
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Vic Smith <thismailaut  2008-07-26 11:58:49 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"rob" <me_@[  2008-07-26 16:42:26 
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Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-26 20:08:02 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"rob" <me_@[  2008-07-26 22:11:28 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-28 05:51:29 
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Some O <SO@[EMAIL PROT  2008-07-28 23:45:43 
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"rob" <me_@[  2008-07-28 21:41:31 
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"Mike hunt" <  2008-07-26 11:41:28 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku  2008-07-26 11:47:49 
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"Mike hunt" <  2008-07-26 12:13:03 
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"C. E. White" &  2008-07-28 07:34:53 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"jan siepelstad"  2008-07-26 15:31:13 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"dave AKA vwdoc1&quo  2008-07-26 10:56:31 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-26 12:13:52 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"Dioclese" <  2008-07-27 07:48:07 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"Mike hunt" <  2008-07-27 09:21:32 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-26 12:06:14 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Fat Moe <FatMoe@[EMAIL  2008-07-26 11:27:12 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Patok <crazy.div.patok  2008-07-26 17:44:21 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-27 18:35:58 
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johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-27 18:38:42 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-28 05:44:17 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
"HLS" <nospa  2008-07-28 07:54:09 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
holycow@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-07-30 01:10:35 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-30 05:48:19 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
ACAR <dimndsonmywndshl  2008-07-28 04:38:57 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-28 20:16:41 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-28 20:18:41 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Bill Putney <bptn@[EMA  2008-07-29 05:42:14 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
ben91932 <benteaches@[  2008-07-30 00:42:14 
Re: Engines that are prone to sludge
Steve <no@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-08-01 11:52:57 

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