02-13-2009, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louisville,
Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: A&C 67 427 cobra SB
Posts: 2,445
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I hear you Barry. I thought the alcohol trick was going to fail for sure. Gave me the willies. They claimed the secret is the high rpm on startup slings oil onto the cylinders, and that starting it and letting it idle would not work.
Just one thought to ponder. On a normal engine, the oil control rings leave damn little oil for the top rings to ride on. When you pull an engine down, the top rings appear to be dry. Under normal operation, the top rings do not see much oil. I know there has to be some there, but it isn't much. Come to think of it, the top ring likely sees more gasoline than oil on the compression stroke. Anyway if I were to form a theory how this works, it would be that the rings don't need much lube to bengin with.
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