Posted by Tom Fleming on December 18, 2011 at 00:59:06 from (206.193.250.146):
In Reply to: Smoking tractor posted by Darwindo on December 17, 2011 at 14:27:32:
Of all the oil additives, Lucas is the best one for "loose" tolerance engines that smoke. As has been stated, a little ATF in the cylinders or Marvel Mystery oil will free up sticky rings. Sea Foam is also a decent product, but pricey.
If your rings are truly worn out and the valve guides worn, no additive will fix that. However, if the rings are just sticky, ATF or MMO will help. Lucas oil additive in about the only product on the market that I will spend money on, and it too won't solve a worn out engine, but it will help. Depending on what your climate is, you can also step up to straight SAE 40 as well, unles you use it during really cold periods.
I had an old Datsun pickup truck i ran around the farm. was plum wore out, and I ran sAE 50 in it to keep the oil consumption and smoke down......
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