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• RE: Manual transmission Q's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 03:34:21 UT
  ...I have also seen VAST improvement by adding Slick 50 Manual Trans fluid additive. feeling very shifty, gmbulley faifax,va
• Rust not want not
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:40:04 PDT
  ...The product is a light oil with rust inhibiting additives. The oil and additives are non toxic, so it posses no environmental danger. When...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:05:34 -0700
  ...okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior additive >> package. It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil... >> >> On...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:41:54 -0500
  The info I've picked up about oils with Teflon additives says they will improve your gas mileage and protection for the first 200...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 08:25:11 -0400
  ...I went to Canadian Tire and found it but it said "Fuel Additive." Is this the stuff you also add to the oil?? thanks...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:02:22 EDT
  ...and there is no flex additive needed either. if you want to save your money, get about 5 rattle cans of krylon satin black...
• Re: Vanagon or Econobox?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:00:21 -0400
  ...Make sure you use the additives or the special Diesel antifreezes. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 20:12:12 -0700
  ...People experienced problems with seals leaking and high oil consumption but changes in additive chemistry *and seal material* have taken care of those issues...
• Re: Strengthening Mounts Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 17:35:07 -0800
  ...case....I prefer WEST epoxy for almost every task....with various additives and the correct hardner you can do about anything with it, and...
• coolant leak tracing
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 12:02:37 CST6CDT
  ...anyway, while they do market a dye additive for coolant, the coolant already floresces under UV light. BUT even that is only marginally useful...
• Re: mmo ? a mystery oil ?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 09:39:12 EDT
  ...With todays gas that may be less necessary as they tend to have solvent additives in them to keep injectors clean. Some people like...
• Re: Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w40 in a Wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:31:01 -0400
  ...These additives are know to reduce catalytic converter life. That is why many oils are now either gasoline or Diesel rated. Dennis >From: Michael...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:20 -0500
  ...Plus SAE > ratings limit the level of many additives such as zinc, etc. The end > result is that except for expensive performance lubricants with...
• Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:38:07 -0700
  ...It is not clear to > me whether it has enough of the anti-wear additives, after reading lots > of pages online of various tests...
• Re: Antifreeze opinions from Dennis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Apr 2017 23:41:23 +0000
  ...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: Mixing green and pink coolant
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:25:15 -0800
  ...It is best to stick with one brand since the corrosion inhibitor additive packages are all a bit different, and there is no guarantee...
• Re: Mixing green and pink coolant
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 03:30:55 EST
  ...It is best to stick with one brand since the corrosion inhibitor additive packages are all a bit different, and there is no guarantee...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 22:20:59 +1300
  ...Aha! So we'd better put teflon-containing additives in the same file as Motor Up...the round file... Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:48:45 -0400
  ...It is the additive package (added literally as they fill the tanker that is headed to your station), that makes a difference, if any...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:50:16 -0400
  ...Many even have systems with the > > additives > being > > dispensed while operating the engine. For the C7 in my motorhome I > > used > the > > test the...
• Re: CV lube?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:15:14 -0500
  ...In simple terms greases consist of a soap base mixed with oil and other additives for a given set of applications. Greases are used...
• Re: Lucas Heavy Duty Stablizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:28:29 -0700
  ...and the Lucas additive. not a whole bottle ..but some. I recently used some Lucas 75W90 gear oil and really like it just fine...
• Re: Fuel additives...Friday
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 19:00:15 -0500
  Vic - I used to pour water down my '74 van's Weber carb whilst revving the hell out of it to break up gunk...
• Re: mixing oils
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:24:50 -0800
  ...tech synthetic and premium quality > conventional base stocks along with > advanced additive technology. Exceeds > the rigorous European ACEA A1 or A2 > standards for volatility...
• Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:39:03 -0400
  ...quieted somewhat with marvel mystery oil, seems to be the only additive that keeps it from stickin. But that's not the problem (i...
• old, old gas Q?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:14:31 -0700
  ...What am I up against? When it was parked I didn't put sta-bil in the gas or any additive to keep the...
• Re: Mixing green and pink coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:13:27 -0800
  ...It is best to stick with one brand since the corrosion inhibitor additive packages are all a bit different, and there is no guarantee...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:12:50 -0500
  ...For more additives for both stickiness and slip. If your using a quality oil on those engines you could easily get away with that...
• Re: While Talking About Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:24:13 -0500
  ...for Chevron, and some of the other > "premium" brands with the additives. They would fill the truck and drive > from ARCO to Fastrip to...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:08:00 -0400
  ...Techron At 06:39 PM 6/19/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote: >There's Teflon in some oils sold for additives. Pretty slippery >stuff. Good...
• Still running rich, still failing inspection
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 22:03:18 -0500
  ...I even added a can of that gas additive that guarentees a pass the last time I filled up. All for nothing! Runs 5...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:03:38 -0800
  ...I imagine >that deionized H2O allows the additive components of the antifreeze to >function as was intended by the chemists' formulation. > >Also, deionized H2O...
• Re: Drain/Fill Coolant Loop W/O Burping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:52:45 UT
  ...3) The idea now is to have your flush water/coolant additives etc at the ready and then start the engine. If cold, nothing...
• Re: oil additives (synthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:42:03 -0800
  ...oil additives (synthetic oils) I abolutely agree. I have been using Mobil One since it was first available commercially. My Vanagon has not seen...
• Re: waxoyl vs. LPS
  Historical mailing list - TeriAnn Wakeman
  Fri, 2 Dec 94 08:48:44 -0800
  ...that got so hung up on > the composition of a gas additive (that he couldn't find out from > the patent literature) that he...
• Differential loads
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 14 May 1998 18:25:03 -0700
  ...I don't know if this is advised to put additives in. This noise is farily recent and has been seeming to get a...
• Re: Winterize Westy?/Antifreeze in the plastic pores?
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 00:20:05 -0700
  Exactly! Why spend money on some chemical that may or may not be harmful (many food additive are harmful even though they are found...
• Re: Zincless Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:42:21 -0400
  ...There are limits on phosphorus, which limits the use of ZDDP (zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate), which is the antiwear additive that people are concerned...
• Re: How do anti-ping additives work?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 May 1999 15:16:47 -0400
  ...I just play an expert on TV. >I am trying to figure out if anti-ping additives merely slow >the burn rate of the...
• JiffyLube, extras
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:02:15 -0700
  ...They were to put some sort of additive into the gas-tank, then open up one of the vacuum tubes and drain some sort...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:30:34 -0400
  ...The gas additive is >only important for cold weather travel. I now carry a fuel filter. I got a tank of gas laced liberally...
• Re: Cold Weather Coolant Puddle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:48:13 -0600
  ...the subaru coolant additive did help. I never took the > heads off to fix the actual cause. > Edward > >> On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at...
• Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 13:36:09 -0500
  ...But I've also read about concerns about lower octane in regular due to the ethanol additives. So other then higher cost per gallon...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:26:41 -0500
  ...full injector flush/clean is recommended or would > a simple fuel additive suffice for preventative maintenance for the > injectors? > > Thanks in advance, > > Sincerely, > > Trevor...
• Re: Nitrous Oxide Injection in an '85GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:52:20 -0500
  ...Besides, the N2O I get from my oxygen supplier doesn't have that funky sulphur additive the drag-racing nitrous has in it, so...
• Re: anyone ever had any experience w/ painting vinyl/rubber??
  Historical mailing list - Ron Rogers
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 22:42:54 -0500
  ...Some need flex additives and others don't, and then there are the many differant primers that go under the paint.If your local...
• Re: 20/50 full syntetic motorcycle oil
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:29:30 -0400
  ...High TBN CI-4 Oil) as it > has the right ZINC additives as well to reduce wear. This oil is > advertised as a Diesel...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:38:17 -0500
  ...They now use an "Extended Life Coolant" (ELC) designed for 6 years, 600,000 miles need an additive replenishment at the half life. This...
• Not another Oil Thread
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:59:20 -0400
  ...https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/hydraulic-lifter-additive-300ml-liqui-moly- lm20004 Plus FCP Euro provides free lifetime warranty on all items, including consumables...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 25 May 1999 11:38:34 -0400
  ...If you are desperate and daring you could add one of those seal-repair-in-a-bottle additives. Basically, they consist of solvents that...
• Re: [T2] Three oil changes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 18:11:10 -0600
  As thick as the oil was I'd say it could have has a fair amount of Snake Oil, FuFu, STP or other additives...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:38:14 -0800
  ...J Squirrel wrote: > >> >> Does distilled water (plus wetting agent and other undefined additives) >> help an engine stay cooler on hot days than water+antifreeze? >> > >
• ATF in the oil, postscript
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Jul 94 21:57:35 -0600
  ...oil. (But when Jim changes the oil, he puts in an additive that he swears by called KO8 -- Anybody heard of it?) I realize...
• Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 15:24:19 -0400
  ...to synthetic oil, Royal Purple 10-30 with my normal Prolong >additive. The engine has 141 K on it and runs very nice. As...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:03:13 -0600
  ...One of the cheapest anti > pollutant > additives is ethyl alcohol (up to 10% hereabouts). Alcohol adsorbs > water. That > is why we add alcohol to...
• Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:18:02 -0500
  ...t even come close to touching the paint with the flex additive in it. The clear sticky chip guard stuff is a pain,expensive...
• Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:46:47 -0400
  ...Clean and Cool http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/258_coolant_additive.html additive, and probably, pending what is said on this list about this...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:33:54 -0800
  My brother in law who's in the gas refining business says that mostly all grades of gas have the same cleaning additive package...
• Re: ok to use pressure washer on westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 10:40:01 -0700
  It's not really a gel coat, but that's beside the point :-) Some have used penetrol, oil based paint additive, with success. Search...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:31:12 -0400
  ...Oil Pressure observation. > > That seemed to be something of a consensus after the discussion of zinc > additives, or a lack thereof, a month or...