Headstock clean-up

[TOM REED]

STEVE i WOULD USE A 50/50 MIX OF DIESEL + A GOOD ENGINE OIL. The diesel is a lubricant as well as cleaner and mixed with oil will not cause any problems as long as you avoid prolonged use at high speeds. I will dissolve and remove anything like old sludge and will not hurt seals etc. After the initial flush one could overfill with diesel + run at low speed and then let drain overnight. I would then fill with a good 50 weight synthetic oil like used in truck transmissions and you will never have a shift problem again. My experience with diese in oil comes from leaky injector in my truck and a trip from WPG to CALGARY with 3 to 4 gals of diesel in the oil. This was before my inframe and experienced no damage to the bearings etc and really left the engine spotless inside. A good filter system helped also. Diesel is cheap and readily available compared to anything else you could use. tom