Re: 15W40 in an old engine?

Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on September 27, 2005 at 05:37:33 from (209.71.222.79):

In Reply to: Re: 15W40 in an old engine? posted by buickanddeere on September 26, 2005 at 10:41:39:

But what if the engine has not, in fact, been rebuilt, and it's full of sludge? Won't the detergent wreck it?

BTW: I ran it three hours home yesterday and the engine feels very strong. This model 1947/8 has a peculiar throttle, with three distinct levels: an idle, the running section, and another section "through the gate" where it really takes off. I assume that this is emergency power, because the whole tractor shakes and roars when I pull it into that setting. Needless to say after a couple of 1-second tries I left it alone until I hit the steep hill leading up to our driveway. A short burst of power plunked us into the driveway in 5th gear.

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