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Originally Posted by VeryTangled
Is idea 1 bad? YES. Don't wake the sleeping sludge beast. Teardown. Your idea just sends the sludge on a round-trip through your bearings and galleries.
No problem with idea 2 at AACA. 'Dem judges can't look in that area. V-8 Club judges will be able to look, but really, just one point for that excellent maintenance shortcut!
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I like the term sleeping sludge. I have an original 1933 old engine and use non detergent oil, because I was worried that if my engine gets too clean, it may start leaking from places where 85 years of particles have sealed cracks and gaskets. If I even rebuild the engine, then I would start using detergent oil.
I remember the tale of a guy that used an extra efficient detergent oil on an old engine and the engine quit. He removed the pan and it was full of large black Doritos looking debris. He had to trash the engine?