[alfa] Re: kerosene cleaning an engine

[DickBevins@xxxxxxx]

This reminds me of the old practice of "dieseling" an engine to clean out the 
top end. When I was a child, I once saw an old guy pour diesel fuel slowly 
into the carburetor throat of a running engine. It made a very satisfying cloud 
of white smoke, which, supposedly, took away the impurities. Or so he said. 
Alfa content: probably shouldn't do it to your Alfa.
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That escapade made me a believer in the cleaning properties in modern day oils
and the fallacy of "Mechanic in a Can" concoctions.  And, no, kerosene does
not have the lubricating properties necessary to keep your engine from hurting
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