[Hammarlund] Graphite is NOT an Abrasive...it is TOO!

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

> Ken,
> I too used the infamous graphite/motor oil concoction in a 1976 Lancia
> Beta.  It did not destroy the engine after 10K miles, but the motor did
> start to use/burn oil at a very high rate at about the 70K mile mark.

I used it in a 1956 Jeep Sedan-delivery which I had rebuilt. The 
engine was an AMC 6 cylinder engine from a Jeep pickup with its 
attached 4 speed transmission. Front and rear ends were out of a 
Wagoneer. Front diffy was limited-slip with clutches in it.

The engine, although not rebuilt, was nearly new when I installed it.

After I put the graphite/oil in it, I used it primarily to travel between 
Missoula, Montana and St. Mary's, Kansas. I didn't use it hard, nor 
race it, nor get it stuck in the snow, etc. I also changed oil and filter 
regularly, about every 2500 miles.

About 5000 miles after putting the stuff in, I noticed that my idling 
oil pressure was about 5 PSI, instead of the normal 20 to 30. Then 
it started to smoke.

Ken