11-01-2022, 01:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-01-2022, 01:49 PM by Mike Costigan.)
(11-01-2022, 11:07 AM)Hedd_Jones Wrote: another one here who has seen many steel plugs. The case for the engine I'm currently messing with has all steel plugs
I've also never needed to clean a jet, or known father to have ever done so. But all the engines were rebuilt and cleaned. Then used with 'classic' multigrade motor oil.
The engine im messing with is a 'used' one ex ebay. It is disgusting inside in places (there was no gauze in it). And some repairs (inc one by me LOL!) are questionable. IF all is well when I get it to run, its going to get a lot of oil changes at very low miles. So I can see why a jet might block. There was a horrible gritty black residue on the lip that the gauze bolts to.
Sixty years ago jet-cleaning was a roadside occupation on most journeys! I suppose we never used to do a thorough clean when rebuilding engines, and the oils used were just starting to have detergent additives...