From: Dave Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 07:22:03 PST
About all you can do is to drain the oil/gas, put in fresh oil and crank the engine over to get the oil circulating. Then fire it up. You will find out soon enough
if the rod bearings are trashed as it will start to knock. If it hasn't been run long and hard with the oil/gas mixture it is quite possible that all that happened
was that you cleaned out the engine really well with that thin mixture. On the other hand you might have also trashed some bearings. Time will tell.
I would not assume that the engine needs a rebuild because of this. Rods will start knock for a while before they come out the side of the engine. So start it
up and listen carefully.
Dave
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11/11/2002 8:23:16 PM, "Keith Byrd" <byrdhouse@netease.net> wrote:
>I've been following the thread on dormant and stuck engines. I have a mule
>engine that the fuel pump failed on about a year ago, dumping gasoline in
>the crankcase.
>
>What experiences have any of you had with something like this? Would the rod
>bearings be ruined? What would be the best way to repair this engine, after
>replacing the fuel pump? Should I fill it with oil and let set a while
>before doing anything else?
>
>Also, a guy I know who has restored some John Deere tractors says you can
>unstick pistons by pouring the cylinders full of rubbing alcohol. He
>mentioned this one day during old equipment chat, don't remember all the
>details. I'll check with him again. I sent a post to the list about this,
>but I don't think it went through.
>
>Thanks,
>Keith
>
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>
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