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is it possible to break in an old engine?
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:14 pm
by chunkz
well when i went wheeling with 'big red toy' we got bogged and i revved my car the hardest i had ever...
now when i drive it, she drives do much better
its getting up to 80 no wuckers and beyond too...
so its like i broke it in, it performs better then ever (engine wise)
it starts first time every time, doesnt drive like poo when its cold
its been great
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:17 pm
by jo_shnz
you proberly cleaned out all the shit that was in the carby by revving it so hard
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:33 pm
by PJ.zook
Exackery, you prob cleared crap out in the carby. Its actually good for carby engines to have the snot revved out of them occasionally to make sure all the parts move and open and dont get gummed and carboned up.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:34 pm
by chunkz
alright
spose i have to go wheeling more...
wheel for the healthiness of my engine...
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:12 pm
by christover1
My Zook has always ran better after hard wheeling trips, maybe its psychological or real, but always has.
christover
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:22 pm
by DamTriton
Nicknamed "the italian tune up".
It does work, blows a lot of carbon deposits out of the cylinders, plugs, and valves.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:04 pm
by kransky
or you probably got used to doing 5 km/h for a few hrs wheelin and when u got back to the road she felt like a mercedes
Re: is it possible to break in an old engine?
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:09 pm
by Simo63
chunkz wrote:well when i went wheeling with 'big red toy' we got bogged and i revved my car the hardest i had ever...
now when i drive it, she drives do much better
its getting up to 80 no wuckers and beyond too...
so its like i broke it in, it performs better then ever (engine wise)
it starts first time every time, doesnt drive like poo when its cold
its been great
When I was working at a mechanical workshop in Brisbane a few years back, an old lady would bring in one of those terrible dual sparkplug datsun bluebirds .. anyone remember those lemons? Anyway she always putted around town in it as slow as and it was always running like a bag of shite. So to fix it up we used to go for a blast over the gateway and rev the crap out of the thing ... used to blow some shit out of the pipe but it eventually cleared and always came back running as sweet as a nut.
Another thing ... when "cleaning out your carby" using the rev method, whilst stationeery, remove the airfilter and rev it up and block the top off whilst holding it on full throttle ... (say with a piece of plywood or something) then before it stall completely, remove the blockage ... that usually cleans out the jets.
You can use cardboard or a rag but I have seen these get sucked into the motor .. not good.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:30 am
by DamTriton
Another thing ... when "cleaning out your carby" using the rev method, whilst stationeery, remove the airfilter and rev it up and block the top off whilst holding it on full throttle ... (say with a piece of plywood or something) then before it stall completely, remove the blockage ... that usually cleans out the jets.
Not your hand with anything over 1.3 litres....OUCH!!!