Re: Life of Petrol?

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Alex

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• Mar 15, 2005

• #1

>As an additional interesting aside, the jerry can it was in was the
>most rancid one I have, previously filled with all sorts, including
>Red Deisel for mi boat at one point. The only thing about that can
>that was 'new' was the rubber seal around the cap.

You'd be amazed what low-compression petrol engines will run on.

Alex

 

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Mother

Guest

• Mar 15, 2005

• #2

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:41:04 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
wrote:

>You'd be amazed what low-compression petrol engines will run on.

3.5L V8 in most 101s certainly seem to prove this to be true.

I spoke to the chap I got the new 5.2L TVR V8 engine from the other
day. He was stunned that I hadn't put it in Grumble. He was even
more stunned when I told him I'd filled all the pots with engine oil
while it was standing to prevent corrosion. He firmly believes it
will never run properly now - as it's had oil in the cylinders!

 

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Alex

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• Mar 15, 2005

• #3

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:45:13 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:41:04 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>You'd be amazed what low-compression petrol engines will run on.
>
>3.5L V8 in most 101s certainly seem to prove this to be true.
>
>I spoke to the chap I got the new 5.2L TVR V8 engine from the other
>day. He was stunned that I hadn't put it in Grumble. He was even
>more stunned when I told him I'd filled all the pots with engine oil
>while it was standing to prevent corrosion. He firmly believes it
>will never run properly now - as it's had oil in the cylinders!

What's wrong with that? I've got a 2.25 petrol with the head off
sitting outside. The bores are packed with grease, ditto the holes 4
the cam followers, top of the block also covered, and a lid over.

15 minutes work with a parafin gun and it's ready to roll (with a
head, of course)

Alex

 

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EMB

Guest

• Mar 16, 2005

• #4

Mother wrote:

> I spoke to the chap I got the new 5.2L TVR V8 engine from the other
> day. He was stunned that I hadn't put it in Grumble. He was even
> more stunned when I told him I'd filled all the pots with engine oil
> while it was standing to prevent corrosion. He firmly believes it
> will never run properly now - as it's had oil in the cylinders!

LOL. My race car engine spends every off season sitting with oil filled
bores and still made it's full complement of horsepower (all 490 of
them) the last time it was near the dyno.


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EMB

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Mar 16, 2005

• #5

On or around Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:45:13 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>
>I spoke to the chap I got the new 5.2L TVR V8 engine from the other
>day. He was stunned that I hadn't put it in Grumble.

so am I, to be honest

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