used wynn`s stuff on tappety v6 petrol.shall i flush again?

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:28 pm

hi,
on with the saga of the 2 grand 1998 v6 petrol.as many of you will know i was the mug,sorry,lucky chap who purchased the 2grand trade sale 2.6 petrol.it had been standing for 10 months and was VERY tappetty,and also smoked a bit.
anyway,this is what i`ve done so far:

bought it.
had it mot`d
had it converted to campervan.
registered it.
added 2 cans of wynn`s engine flush,ran until warm,then changed oil and filter.
added 1 bottle of wynn`s hydraulic lifter treatment.
marginally quiter.
ran it for a few days
added 1 bottle of wynn`s stop smoke treatment.
added another bottle of wynn`s hydraulic lifter treatment.

now the engine doesn`t smokle(though it does smell `smokey`in the cab now and then,but i think that`s a leaking rocker cover gasket dripping onto the engine)
and it is now quieter than it`s ever been while i`ve had it.i`ve only driven about 80 miles in two weeks.
my question is this:
will another engine flush,oil and filter change in a week or so bring any further improvents,or will it simply undo the improvements that i`ve had so for,by flushing all of these additives back out of the engine?
i`m grateful for everyone`s advice.i really love my bongo.i really hope i can get it running as well as possible.
jamie

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:37 pm

Fix the rocker cover leaks and then leave it until it's had a fair bit of use - you're not giving the additives, you've put in, a chance to work.
Stop worrying and drive the poor beastie

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:40 pm

thanks.one thing i forgot to mention is a smell of petrol(the wife says it is petrol)i think it might be dripping oil burning on the engine.
all i need now is a rocker cover gasket.anyone sourced one yet?
thanks
j

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:44 pm

You could probably re-use the old ones with some gasket goo (or whatever it's called nowadays).

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:22 pm

gasket goo ,is that a technical term franco,

http://www.redexpress.co.uk/store/c30/1 ... tails.aspx

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:01 pm

Believe it or not Dave, there used to be a product called Gasket Goo but I haven't seen, or looked for it, for about 40 years. Same sort of thing as Hylomar except, IIRC, it was orange.
See http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1344437

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:05 pm

At the same time have a squint at the state of the cams - if there's no appreciable wear then the fault is probably the lifters which may improve.

http://www.cranecams.com/?show=article&id=2