back in the 60's when i was racing 1/4 mile at irwindale (the original) Lion's and several other locations, i was racing a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere(426 Hemi) and a 1968 RoadRunner(383B). when i had the hemi i was able to get in a few places just cause i had the hemi. i would go into Gene Ollies and sit around and listen to these guys and i picked up a number of things from them. anyway guess what the hotrods used to assemble an engine. yep MMO soaking the piston and rings and lifters with it. of course cams, cranks and pumps got white assembly grease and with those expensive new engines you cranked with the starter till pressure showed up on the gauge before throwing fire to the plugs.

MMO is a good detergent and can be added to fuel and oil. but they are not meant to substitute for oil. they do not have the viscosity to withstand the pressures of the hot engines.

actually for my money if i got a bad lifter or valve comp don't try to save it. pitch it and replace with a new one. and if you see a bad cam lobe or rocker they are not going to heal themselves so i'd vote for replacement asap.

but i know i'm on the outside when it comes to oil choice here on the forum. all my cars get dino 20w50w high mileage castrol. year round and oil change at 2500 miles. but i use regular unleaded gas as well so now that i've confessed and committed sacrilege to the MBZ brand please don't boot me off the forum. i do however use premium when it gets really cold say about zero.

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Craig

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