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Abe, you asked "We
run 10 tractor trailers at work and have a mechanic on staff. He
thinks the oil rings have carbon build-up and suggests I add an additive that
will clean the rings of carbon. Is this a good idea?"
Yes, if you intend to do long haul truckin' with
your lancair, otherwise I'd be a little more cautious about throwin' junk
in the gas and oil. If you get lucky, someone will answer with facts
instead of opinion, but I'm guessing those with facts won't think its a good
idea either.
Chuck Jensen
Posted for "Abe Gaskins"
<abe@mail.mgmindustries.com>:
Scott
Alair was kind enough to give me a call yesterday about my post
regarding
my oil blow-by problem. In my haste to ask for help on the LML I
said my
compressions were ranging from 68 to 70 psi . Last night I checked
the engine logs and found out the compressions are between 78 and 80
psi. The
compressions were taken during an annual about 2
months ago. Suppose I should
recheck the compressions, Thanks
Scott for the help, sorry to give you bad
data.
BTW,
my engine oil is clear as a bell: so clear it's difficult to determine
oil
level. If the issue is a bad ring or two, wouldn’t my compressions
suffer? Could there be an issue with the oil
ring? We run 10 tractor
trailers at work and have a mechanic on
staff. He thinks the oil rings have
carbon build-up and
suggests I add an additive that will clean the rings of
carbon. Is this a
good idea?
Abe Gaskins
cell
615-642-2310
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