 Flushing your car's engine
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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This is so good... Quote:
I'm done with this car!
My car was idling like crap the other day so I figured since I just got it, it may have been awhile since anyone changed the oil out. I decided to go ahead and change the oil. I used Mobile 1 synthentic oil like I was reccomended on here. Anyways, I drain out the oil and noticed it was extremely dark and even after 10 minutes of draining, it was still coming out. I decided to go ahead and flush it to make sure all the bad stuff got out. I hooked up the hose, ran water through the engine, started it up and was waiting for the water to come out clean (The engine never went above idle so I was told this would be ok). Anyways, About 3 minutes into this, then engine starts shaking and shuts off. I figured it was all cleaned out so I plugged it up, added the oil and figured I was ready to go. WRONG! The car won't freaking start now. This car has been nothing but trouble for me, I think I am done with it.
http://www.mustangforums.com/forum/5-0l-general-discussion/368307-im-done-with-this-car.html
The comments are fun, too.
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I am glad this guy doesn't work at a fast lube. 
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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I just don't understand,wouldn't the water keep it nice and cool? I can't imagine why it wouldn't start after the flush it should be nice and clean in there. I mean there would be no bad , dirty oil on those nice clean bearings now. I hate when that pesky oil gets on the bearings.
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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wow. PRO50SC sounds a lot like you in his response to MarkNieb. 
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Loquacious
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I haven't read past the fourth page.... but this kid is either a complete moron or a bored troll.
(BTW that site is really annoying with all the ads and the huge signatures and pics....gawd I love this place!)
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3/4 Throttle
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3/4 Throttle
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This reminds me of another entertaining thread: Unreal! Think this might have been posted before...? Not to worry, it's worth another laugh!
Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel before you think straight
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Quote:
wow. PRO50SC sounds a lot like you in his response to MarkNieb.
I don't sound anything like that. I'm much more reserved and polite.
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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He flushed his cars engine alright, right down the toilet.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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Quote:
(BTW that site is really annoying with all the ads and the huge signatures and pics....gawd I love this place!)
Amen .
I don't see how anyone could be THAT dumb , even on those OTHER forums .
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What an idiot...  Everyone knows you are supposed to use distilled water when flushing the oil from an engine.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I was thinking that rubbing alcohol would work better. Deeper cleaning.
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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Read his ongoing responses to the reactions: Methinks you have a 
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Saddle Sore
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While he may be a troll, the story doesn't totally surprise me. I know for a fact those people are out there. 35 years in the heavy equipment service business and you see it all.
Oh, the stories I could tell...
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Old Hand
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There really are people that dumb. I got my '69 D100 for only $500 because the idiot who owned it decided to do the brakes himself. He lost 3 of the self adjuster cables and put it together without them. Only the left front brake staying in adjustment made stopping interesting. He cleaned all that icky stuff out of the front wheel bearings, then drove it and ignored all the funny noises from the frontend untill one of the bearings welded itself to the spindle and twisted it clear off.
He put it up for sale after ruining several sockets trying to drive the kingpin down out of the spindle. They are tapered so they have to be pressed out from the bottom.
Took me almost a whole day to pull out the front axle, get the pin pressed out, buy a set of brake adjuster bits and put it all back together.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Saddle Sore
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They're out there , all right - I bought a 4-bolt Chevy small block from a kid "do it hisselfer" , tore it down and he had THREE different kinds of pistons , some were flats , hi-skirt , domed , whatever . How the thing ran I don't know . Different compression ratio for each cylinder , musta really shook !
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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I did a Shovel once that had a STD piston in the front cyl. and 80 over in the rear cyl. and it ran that way for years. Just imagine how far out of balance that engine must have been!
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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Yeah Ian, but with a Hardly, you can hardly tell.
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Funny you say that since the owner said he never noticed any difference.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Bar Shake
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You're right about that Deon, I ran into a guy once when he brought his truck in because the brakes quit working. He bragged that he did all his own service but he couldn't understand why the brakes quit. I knew what the problem was just listening to him blither on. He was convinced that the only fluid needed was ATF. He ran it in the trans of course, and the power steering, that was the spec back then. He also used it in the engine crankcase  and, you guessed it, the brake reservoir.
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