Just curious: flooding and ATF
04-01-03, 12:00 PM
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Just curious: flooding and ATF
Since I'm in the process of unflooding my engine, I'm just curious what role ATF in the plug holes plays. Is it a more combustible liquid than gasoline? I believe I've read it helps compression, but why would you need to worry about that if you flooded the engine?
Just sitting around between cranks and I got to wonderin' - nothing important
-Mike
Just sitting around between cranks and I got to wonderin' - nothing important
-Mike
04-01-03, 12:13 PM
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The extra fuel in the chambers washes the oil from the apex seals. The metal on metal situation doesn't seal good enough to create good compression, so the ATF helps make that seal.
It's supposedly a carbon solvent also. I've heard of piston guys using it to free stuck lifters.
It's supposedly a carbon solvent also. I've heard of piston guys using it to free stuck lifters.
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