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• Coolant chemistry
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:27:48 -0700
  ...the 2 coolants, although they are 94% the same (ethylene glycol base) they different significantly in the formulation of the additive packages. Each additive...
• Re: Cold Weather Coolant Puddle
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:14:10 -0500
  ...the subaru coolant additive did help. I never took the heads off to fix the actual cause. Edward On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at...
• Re: Oil Additive
  Historical mailing list - jay m.
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:31:14 -0800
  well, aside from the fact that they don't use the correct filter, don't always use the correct oil, and occasionally leave the...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 16:15:16 -0500
  ...You can run it 300 miles or 3000 miles as an additive. The only warning is that if your engine innards are really dirty...
• Re: Antifreeze opinions from Dennis
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Thu, 6 Apr 2017 06:49:41 -0700
  ...They all last for 20 to 30 years and there are no additives used all. Fill the system, let the oxygen purge out, metals...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:03 EDT
  ...Oil Suggestions > > > > > Hmm, if you want more zinc-phosphorous > additives, why not go with a motorcycle oil? > > Like a synthetic V-twin motor oil...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:21:55 -0800
  ...Air tool oil...Hardware store, Home Depot, etc etc...great stuff that has an additive to keep it from gathering crud....and inexpensive... On...
• Re: water pump replacement 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:56:17 -0500
  ...Which brings to mind "Water Pump Lubricants," a class of coolant additive > products I've seen marketed for decades. I have no idea if...
• Synthetic Redline MTLvsMT
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:27:23 -0700
  ...I used a mix of 75w90 and the 75w90NS (non-slip additive) in the transaxle of my P 928 racer, to try to enhance...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 18:47:22 -0500
  ...IT DOES NOT WORK THIS WAY!!! The GL rating is a rating describing the wear additive formulation (hence some smelling of sulphur, some not...
• Re: Rain and rain-x and driving in the inclemency
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:36:09 -0500
  ...They also have an additive for plain jane washer fluid. > > It's kinda fun driving through a downpour with the wipers off ;-) > > > John Meeks...
• Re: water pump replacement 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 23:24:55 -0500
  ...Which brings to mind "Water Pump Lubricants," a class of coolant >additive products I've seen marketed for decades. I have no idea if...
• Re: Duralube
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 21 May 2002 11:35:13 -0700
  ...I'm skeptical about all those additives. You'd think if they were so good regular oil would already have it. William > developrust writes...
• Re: Was E15 fuel, now Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:28:27 -0800
  ...is one of these products. >> >> Actually, there are only a few additives I do trust: >> >> Dry gas (methanol) to remove water from the bottom...
• Re: proper disposal of used antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 05:59:03 -0800
  ...Every two years I add the prescribed amount of anti-corrosive/waterpump lube additive. The PH is @ 8. Anyone have any reasons why I...
• Re: Redline MTL--important!
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:47:39 -0800
  ...I still change it every 50,000 miles. > > Be careful with additives, some can be too slick for proper syncro ring > friction, resulting in...
• Re: Walmart coolant or VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:03:35 -0500
  ...tried to tell us that the Prestone had "more and better additives" than the non-Prestone store brand stuff. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:46:09 -0700
  ...pretty much the same for all gas companies, it is the additives (detergents, FI cleaners, etc.) that are different. More $$$ might mean more clean...
• Re: Oil consumption by Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 28 May 2003 09:26:56 -0400
  ...It is resulting more than likely from wear to mechanical parts, and the only thing will slow consumption down via additives is to significantly...
• Re: Let me introduce myself- finally!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 09:51:29 -0400
  ...sayers, but they are right replace the fuel lines today's additives and ethanol are hard on the lines , most important enjoy your "new...
• Re: Idle issue? Any update?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 09:37:59 -0400
  ...Adding SeaFoam or other additive to the oil to help release the valve 3. Degree of difficulty to do a mechanical repair I hesitate...
• Re: '84 Vanagon Valve problem?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:56:26 +0000
  ...This has nothing to do with ignition wires, and oil > additives won't help, either. My guess is that there's something loose in...
• Re: water pump replacement 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 17:44:41 -0500
  ...Which brings to mind "Water Pump Lubricants," a class of coolant additive products I've seen marketed for decades. I have no idea if...
• Re: Diesel Rings!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 19:29:08 +0000
  ...Also if you are in the US make sure that you are using a synthetic sulfer additive in the fuel as Diesel #2 has...
• Re: subaru head leaks (SVC)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:48:00 -0500
  ...Looking at liquid additive it looks like something you don't want add more then needed. Also it's effects on the rest of...
• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:09:42 -0800
  ...but you can almost always find diesel! Take your own fuel additive and extra filters, of course. Gary > Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15...
• Fwd: What was the last word on which type of gas to use?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:06:37 -0500
  ...driveability and performance problems." As Jim stated, the manual discusses fuel additives that manufacturers put in their gasoline for keeping fuel injectors clean and...
• Re: Antifreeze opinions from Dennis
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 6 Apr 2017 09:55:35 -0400
  ...They all last for 20 to 30 years and there are no additives > used all. Fill the system, let the oxygen purge out, metals...
• Re: Whining sound from transmission
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 08:32:01 -0600
  ...The fluid smelled awful; perhaps burned and maybe from an additive that the PO said he had tried. I initially did a simple drain...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:02:30 -0800
  ...Modern coolants have scads of additives that help reduce this precipitation problem (and control pH), but why not start with low mineral content water...
• Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:36:21 -0800
  ...Fuel Octane, Additives > At 17:22 7/12/2004, Mark Tuovinen wrote: > >My Audi calls for 91 octane fuel and I have observed over...
• Automatic or manual transmission ?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:25:07 +0000
  ...the ATF every 30K miles with a "shot" of Trans-X additive before and after the ATF change. The shift quality is much like...
• noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - retro van
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:17:10 -0700
  Hey all Used to have a periodically noisy lifter, would quiet down after a bit of driving. Now the rattle is more pronounced and...
• Checking if coolant replacement needed
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:33:05 -0400
  ...I guess the idea is to find out if the additives in the coolant to prevent corrosion are still working. If they don't...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 02:12:46 -0600
  ...I'm funny about oil >> additives. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:31:17 -0700
  ...noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive. You will have to remove the pushrod tube in order to take...
• Re: gear oil - rebuilt tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:18:14 -0500
  ...Higher numbers mean increased temperature performance and extreme pressure additives. Years ago, these additives consisted of sulfur and or chlorine compounds. Add some water...
• Re: Thermostats and coolant additives
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 May 2001 20:49:49 -0700
  ...Thermostats and coolant additives >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 13:37:08 -0500 > >I stand by my comments, bro. ;>) > >We are not driving racers...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:24:51 -0400
  While the MT-90 may be great for synchronizer performance the lack of some EP additives means less protection for gears and I would...
• Re: Coolant Leak, Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 17:57:00 -0400
  Be careful of Bars Leak and similar additives. I think this is what caused the Coolant Expansion tank cap to plug, the one going...
• Re: redtek web site
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:58:33 -0700
  ...One friend of mine has a motor oil additive, he said it was better than STP, Better than anybodys product. City of Dallas tested...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:40:19 -0500
  ...And...of course, one of the 'principles' that leak-reducing additives use is swelling of seal rubber, or so I would imagine. re waterboxer...
• should 10W-40 be avoided?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:40:49 -0300
  ...It is the oil that lubricates, not the additives. Oils that can do their job with the fewest additives are the best. Very few...
• Re: Friday NVC, Chevron gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:56:56 -0700
  ...Then they added the additives each brand required and shipped it out to the vendor's distribution centers. Your station owner may well be...
• Trans fluid: GL-5 vs. GL-4 vs. synthetic
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 07 May 1996 09:17:21 -0400
  ...All oils have additives to keep the seals soft. Dennis. ====================== Anderson ======================
• Re: Antifreeze Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:26:48 -0500
  ...ethylene glycol based, so there must be differences in the > other additives. > I just thought someone else might find this interesting. > > Regards, > > Brian Doss...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:41:43 -0400
  ...seems to be my only salvation---- I also have Rain-X additive to the washer solvent----so it helps maintain the Rain-X coating...
• Re: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:58:50 -0500
  ...Anyone has any suggestion > whether > there is a good additive in the market for the Westy engine to fix > this type > of problem? Thanks...
• Automatic Trasmission Question
  Historical mailing list - william landsman
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:34:30 -0700
  ...Tranny fluids do contain cleaning additives and if you have a blocked or sticky valve, it's possible it will work out as varnish...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:20:36 -0800
  ...It takes some skills that must be learned and it takes good epoxy with some varied additives. As everyone said in the other posts...
• Re: Head leaks & a GM mechanics suggestion.
  Historical mailing list - Renouard, Robert
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:24:55 -0700
  ...The most successful, in his mind, for a cooling system is Nalcool additive. It takes about 1/2 pint of Nalcool to a gallon...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 18:05:47 -0500
  ...by about 20%. > > The bad news is that alcohol as an additive burns hotter and produces > less power than gasoline. My air-cooled buses...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 03:08:09 EDT
  ...The forces applied to a 4-way lug wrench are opposite, equal and additive; half of the required torque is applied to one leg...
• Re: 88 manual tranny issues
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 7 May 2006 17:55:12 -0400
  ...I had some kind of special (moly?) additive put in along with new gear oil when oil last changed. It made shifting easier. (getting...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02:26 -0700
  ...about oil additives > No, one big difference.. Toyota ain't going broke and ain't taking money > from the government. > > > And Ford can't...
• Re: Oil question - synthetic, 'real' oil, etc
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:16:30 -0400
  ...Seemed > to make > sense in some way - oil does contain lots of additives which > essentially > provide the viscosity extent. > > He also mentioned synthetic oil...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:27:05 -0800
  ...will never remind them to put some additive in it before storing it .. or at least, my guess, well over half of people serviing...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:31:42 -0500
  ...I'm funny about oil additives. Thanks, John
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:44:57 -0500
  ...I know nothing about these products, but am very skeptical after reading details on the flim-flam of the oil additive industry. There may...
• Re: Gasoline Smell
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:36:39 -0800
  ...that the original hoses were not designed to handle the MTBE additive you find in gasoline these days, and they will ALL fall apart...