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- From: jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger)
- Subject: Re: $400 to fix oil problem in Cutlass?
- References: <1992Aug12.152852.23731@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:21:33 GMT
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- There are no oil lines to the engine. All oil passages are internal. They
- can't be 'cleaned out' except by either running some solvent snake oil
- theough them or disassembling the engine and tanking/blasting the block.
- I doubt that 'clogged oil lines' contributed to the poor running of the car.
- If the lines were truly clogged, you'd be likely to have a more spectacular
- failure.
-
- I doubt any sort of rebuild would be done for $400, not even a ring job,
- given that it requires pulling the engine and near total disassembly.
- (although some people will drop the pan and leave the crank in place
- thinking it's easier). The description sounds like nothing I would do to
- chase an oil control problem.
-
- If the oil return holes in the heads were obstructed you could accumulate
- oil in the top end, possible causing some oil fouling. It's difficult to
- clog them though unless foreign matter has been introduced or maintenance
- has been very, very neglected.
-
- I expect that maybe this car was tuned for the lowlands and was maybe a bit
- lean to start with, and the higher altitude was just too much for it. If
- your daughter's description is verbatim I think she ran into a tourist tax
- collector. Resetting the mixture on the carb is probably what actually
- happened, along with adjusting the wallet a bit leaner.
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