" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> " " " " So I'm left with two choices: put pushrods back in, free it up, " change the oil with flush as planned, and hope that fresh lube " down the valve stems will solve it. " " [] " " Any bets on what my chance of success with " it-will-clear-with-lube will be? There seems to be no underlying " mechanical issue, and the engine seems to be in otherwise good " runnin condition, it just sat. i wouldn't be surprised. when i tried 'gunk' on my first car, an ex-telco fleet '66 american with 4000 showing on the clock, i let it idle much longer than specified because i could hear the engine - which i'd thought was running well - speed up and smooth out, and a ticking tappet went quiet. and i couldn't dump the oil from the drain pan for a couple of days, but when i did i found an unbelieveable layer of sludge on the bottom. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list