Normspeed Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I noticed in going through the service manual for that old tractor I got, that it has the same type of starter bendix setup as a lot of our cars. Under lubrication they suggest cleaning the drive with some kerosene, and leaving the kero on the surfaces as a lubricant. No oil or grease. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Oil and grease will likely attract more dust and fine dirt. I think that's why a lot of people have trouble with their starter as they have a dirty bendix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Bullock Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Normspeed, Kerosine was used alot in the old days. I remember the first time I changed my gradfather's truck oil. It smelled like kerosine. He said they added just a little to cut down on sluge. They also cleaned all those wire filters with kerosine. We used to play with it as kids. I wounder if it's a good idea in our cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby horne Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 One thing about K1 is that any rubber parts will increase in size. So for rubber parts like valve seals, or gaslets, K1 would not be good, for a long term contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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