Cure for glazed cylinder?

[TimSR2]

 admin.

I'll bet you two tins of blue compression  that you are right...

[Henry W]

I did not know the engine we are talking about is a Listeroid. Come on guys, Just take the thing apart and do it right. It would take 1/2 a day to do the job while watching a foot ball game and sucking down a six pack.

Henry

[BioHazard]

In essence, the goal was to replicate the pitting that rust produces. Those micro pits hold oil and provide a lifetime of cylinder lubrication.

So I should leave my blocks out in the rain to "season" them?  

[Ronmar]

No, just the cylinder liner:)

[dieselgman]

Glazed walls vs slobbered combustion chamber... if you truly have glazed cylinder walls then there is nothing for it but a tear-down. On the other hand, if you want to try and clean out the combustion chamber and do a quick recovery for a slobbering and carboned-up engine, then simply load the engine up until as hot as you can get it and mist some clean water through the intake/s. What happens if you do it right is steam cleaning action that will take the carbon and fuel residue out blow it out the exhaust. If your internal components are in reasonable shape then the engine performance can be restored with this simple and effective method. Don't try this without an ability to load up your engine to create enough combustion chamber heat, only mist the water in very gradually, and keep a watch on your lubricating oil lest any water get past the rings and contaminate down below. If you see any water or milky appearance begin, immedaitely change that oil before it makes it to your bearings or other internal parts.

dieselgman