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Old 02-07-2007, 06:03 PM
Bill Ladd Bill Ladd is offline
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Originally Posted by Carleton Hughes View Post
The same hoople who showed me the water trick used to pour a mixture of kerosene,Comet cleanser and rottenstone down the carb of a running engine to "reseat" the rings,called it his "liqui-hone"procedure,said old-time truckdrivers swore by it.

That very thing (supposedly) was a factory-to-dealer recommended repair for first generation 1955 Chevy V-8s. Apparently there were ring seating issues leading to massive oil consumption in brand-new early V-8s. Chevy told the dealers to put Bon-Ami down the carb while it was running.

I'll see if I can find any info. I've heard it many times and know I've read it somewhere.
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