Can't fault you for being creative with your analogies, Jerry!
I was thinking the diesel flush process might disturb any crud that might be in the pan. The pan bolts are still painted suggesting the pan has never been dropped at least since it was re-bored. If I were to drop the oil, pull the pan and clean out the crud already in there, do you think I could reuse the old pan gasket if it is in okay shape? Just for now until I decide what I want to do with this 216. I am a little concerned about reintroducing the pan crud into the cylinders if I thin the 30 weight with diesel.
James
