[Public-list] 78 Amp alternator/Atomic 4

[Mike Lehman]

The seafoam that I use is liquid.



              Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "C.B. Currier" <cbcurrier at spinrx.com>
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To: public-list at alberg30.org
Subject: RE: [Public-list] 78 Amp alternator/Atomic 4
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 13:40:31 -0400 (EDT)

Seafoam is the "Spray" or aerosol version of Deep Creep (the Liquid)

Why they have 2 different names is beyond me. wd-40 comes in liquid or
aerosol with no name change.
None the less Great stuff.
--
C.B. Currier


Mike Lehman said:
 > The best additive I have ever used is a product called "Sea Foam" which 
is
 > sold at NAPA in Annapolis. I use it in my GMC truck (260K miles) and
 > running
 > strong!
 >
 >
 >
 >               Mike Lehman
 >><((((º>¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > From: "C.B. Currier" <cbcurrier at spinrx.com>
 > Reply-To: cbcurrier at spinrx.com,Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
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 > To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
 > Subject: RE: [Public-list] 78 Amp alternator/Atomic 4
 > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:27:45 -0400 (EDT)
 >
 > Mike,
 > I too am not sure of Dry and wet other than,
 > when doing the compression test:
 >    1) Do with engine cold
 >    2) take all spark plugs off
 >    3) apply tester in all 4 cylinders in succession
 >    4) crank with starter once or twice should be enough
 > Cylinders should be dry. Meaning no Fuel or water in cylinder.
 > If the cylinders are wet then no big deal other than wet material may
 > change reading of compression a bit.
 >
 > BTW:
 >   (new electronic ignition, brand new rotor, new cap,rebuilt starter, new
 >    alternator, new fuel pump, new wires, new head gasket.)
 > Unfortunately according to all of these things the only problem left is
 > either:
 > Bad valves or bad rings.
 > If you get a low compression reading on any of the cylinders consider an
 > alternative to ripping off the head again before going after the valves.
 >
 > Consider applying a quart of or variation thereof of deep creep (not
 > marvel Mystery oil) to your fuel. This should help loosen things up & 
kick
 > off the deposits you have in the engine. It works a hundred times better
 > than MMO an other lubircants and you can purchase it at Nappa Annapolis,
 > it is the only product of this type they sell. Then run the motor for a
 > while. Also pour some into the cylinders to soak for a few days before
 > running.
 >
 > Also you can evaluate your oil to see if you are burning off oil or if 
you
 > are getting fuel into the oil (this will indicate ring problems).
 >
 > Power depreciation can come from poor alignment between the motor and the
 > shaft check this as well with a feeler gauge. I believe a really nice
 > minimum all around was .015 less is more better.
 >
 > --
 > C.B. Currier
 > with 7 Atomic 4s
 > n More to Come
 >
 > Meinhold, Michael J said:
 >  > George - I have been puzzling over this, but I can't come up with a
 >  > meaning
 >  > for "Dry and Wet" with respect to compression testing.
 >  >
 >  > Mike
 >  >
 >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  > From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
 >  > [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of George Dinwiddie
 >  > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:13 PM
 >  > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
 >  > Subject: Re: [Public-list] 78 Amp alternator/Atomic 4
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 02:17:33PM -0400, Meinhold, Michael J wrote:
 >  >> Chris, thanks, but it's now electronic ignition, brand new rotor, new
 >  >> cap,
 >  >> rebuilt starter, new alternator, new fuel pump, new wires, new head
 >  > gasket.
 >  >> I re-timed the distributor at the dock.
 >  >>
 >  >> When I took off the head, there was a lot of carbon built up, and Don
 >  > Moyer
 >  >> says overcooling can create that problem. I didn't want to take the
 > time
 >  > for
 >  >> a valve job, which would probably have entailed pulling the engine,
 > but
 >  > they
 >  >> were kind of dirty, although were functioning.
 >  >
 >  > Have you tried a compression test?  I'd do that (dry and wet) before
 >  > assuming it's the valves.
 >  >
 >  >  - George
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