03 Nov 11 08:00, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
      
    RW>> MH> As far as I know, the Durango has never had the plugs replaced.   
    RW>> MH> Still runs perfect.  It has 135k on it now.  My Monte Carlo just   
    RW>> went   
    RW>> MH> over 156k.   
      
    RW>> I'd plan on a plug change in the near future for both cars.   
      
    TW> Which brand of plugs do you perfer.   
    TW> I likes either NGK's or Densos. Those $17 Each plugs I had put in the   
    TW> S-10 werere Densos.   
      
   Well, if I had my druthers, I'd opt for a set of Autolites if I had   
   to...but I prefer the ACs...   
      
    RW>> MH> It would be nice if I could figure out a solution for the 20   
    RW>> second   
    RW>> MH> cold start tapping.  Everyone has said not to worry about it.  I   
    RW>> put   
    RW>> MH> sythentic in it and it has helped alittle, but still does it for   
    RW>> MH> under a minute on those cold mornings.   
      
    RW>> Here's a trick I recently learned from the boys at   
    RW>> MalibuRacing.com...I've done this with kerosene before, but never   
    RW>> ATF.   
      
    RW>> Remove the oil filter and replace it with a new one, but fill it   
    RW>> with ATF first, but don't use Type-F...Run the engine up to full   
    RW>> temp and leave it run for 10-15min before shutting it off and   
    RW>> changing the oil and filter with new oil.   
      
    TW> Rembember Risolne Engine Treatment? That is what I used to use in the   
    TW> old cars I bought. But if it works jsut as good of course ATF would   
    TW> be cheaper.   
      
   I haven't seen any Rislone in a long time.   
      
    RW>> In the old days, we used to clean the sludge out of engines by   
    RW>> filling them with kerosene and one quart of detergent oil. Let it   
    RW>> come up to full temp and hold there for 20 minutes. Drain and   
    RW>> refill, again replacing the filter.   
      
    TW> I rembember people doing that. Because it is such a lousy lubricant   
    TW> and so thin, It is probobly a -30 weight, I did not think it was a   
    TW> good idea even if the engine was only run for 20 minutes   
      
   I think it's thinner than that, maybe a 10 weight. Adding a quart of 30   
   weight oil helps, even if it is diluted by the kerosene, it will lub well   
   enough. In a high compression engine, I wouldn't use this method unless   
   it was already worn out.   
      
      
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