Re: [back onto LBCs] An amazing A-series engine story

>I have been considering changing my boring Ford Escort to synthetic, and a
>friend told me that the gaskets won't swell as much with it, causing leaks.
>Have you experienced any of that?  Also, when I change over should I flush
>the engine? I have also heard that cross contamination is a problem.

Degergent oil, which keeps foreign particles suspended, is more likely to
cause leakage than the old non-detergent oil.  Never heard about synthetic
oil acting that way on gaskets.

Michael