Re: It's alive and ticking!

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Just went over this on a hot rod board! Replace a quart of oil with your choice of ATF, diesel fuel, "Sea Foam", or "Marvel Mystery Oil". "Sea Foam" is probably the best, with diesel, ATF, and MM in that order. You need to run the engine up to full operating temp and keep it there for a while. It won't hurt to tool around town with the thinned oil -- will just burn a bit and may smoke a little. I don't have to tell you just don't drive it hard! Oil pressure will drop about 10 psi, but that shouldn't hurt a thing in the six. 

I suppose you're aware that you may have a collapsed lifter that won't come back though. That's a common problem in AMC sixes that have sat a while (well, any hydraulic lifter engine that's sat a long time!). Wouldn't be so bad if the head didn't have to come off the change the lifters! 

On June 28, 2005 Matt Haas wrote:

> I managed to get my wagon running again tonight and it seems to be running
> pretty well (strong idle, no engine shaking at all). Brakes are still not
> there yet (I have to finish running new lines and do the rear brakes).
> 
> It's been a couple of years since the car ran and it's making a nasty
> clicking sound in the valve train. I'm hoping that it's just trash in the
> lifters. Anyone have any suggestions for something I can dump in the engine
> to try and quite things down? The car has a 199 six with the early style
> shaft rockers and it looks like there's oil getting to the rockers.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt
> 
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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