Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation
There was a request for a link to Ford's answer's to the NHTSA investigation posted on a previous thread, since closed. Here is the link: Ford's NHTSA Answers to the 6.7 investigation This PDF i...
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2003silverado wrote:
I know that it isn't good on any diesel to be dry cranked because the diesel is used to lubricate more than just the fuel pump, such as the cylinder walls.
Not quite, raw fuel in the cylinder is no good. That's referred to as "washing" the cylinder walls and causes premature wear. All the kids out blowing smoke are experiencing the cylinder washing effect, where the diesel fuel "washes" the oil film off the wall.
