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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Vince in Milwaukee on March 18, 2019, 01:39:59 PM
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Went to "unwinterize" my LM 3 this afternoon, and I may have done something wrong. Started with a fully charged battery and pulled the spark plugs and rotated the engine a few turns from the front. Then I took a turkey baster and shot some oil into each hole. I put the plugs back in and went to start it. I may have not rotated the engine again - don't remember. :sad: Anyhow, the left side was fine, but the right had popping and smoke coming out of the muffler. Put a new, dry plug in the right, went to restart, and no joy (all oily). I remember a thread on here about Boyle's Law (cylinder pressures and fluids). Hoping I haven't bent a valve or anything. Any advice appreciated.
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How much is "some oil"
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If you induced more than a tablespoon full in to her, pull the plugs, open throttle wide and spin it over until the spurting stops! You could bend a connecting rod due to hydraulicing if too much lube is in the hole. DonG
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If you induced more than a tablespoon full in to her, pull the plugs, open throttle wide and spin it over until the spurting stops! You could bend a connecting rod due to hydraulicing if too much lube is in the hole. DonG
I will give this a try. Thank you. Hopefully no damage has been done.
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Since the Le Mans III has Nigusil bores, you really didn't need to oil them any IMO. Maybe a squirt of made for the purpose "fogging oil", but that's all.
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Pulled the plugs, and cranked the engine over a few times, (once at wide open throttle). Stuck in 2 dry plugs and she fired right up. Lesson learned, no more than a teaspoon of oil (a wee bit in a McDonald's straw and NO turkey baster!) or as Charlie says, none at all as my bores are Nigusil. Thank you for the help everyone. This is a great site and I'll be needing to mail Luap my yearly check soon.