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On 7 Aug 2001, at 18:53, Todd Daley wrote: > Nope.. it is bad for the bearings..... as stated starting > fluid is much more flammable than gas, and also has a more violent > combustion.. i have torn apart lots of non-VW engines that have > had repeated starting with starter fluid, and the bearings end up > scored and and worn (just thing of the starter fluid as increasing > your compression ratio, and pounding your bearings......) The cause you're suggesting sounds like that of knock, or detonation, which can certainly cause damage to bearings, etc. But I wonder how you can differentiate this damage from that due to lots of cranking at low RPM where there is no hydrodynamic lubrication of the bearings. In other words, isn't it possible that the culprit here really isn't the starting fluid at all, but the fact that the engine was cranked a lot with the starter which was not enough to get it lubricated. I really don't have an answer here, just playing devil's advocate. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/