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• vr12 coolant additive
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:25:28 -0500
  ...I'm contemplating after my next flush putting vr-12 in my coolant every 6 months to replenish the additives and anti corrosives and...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:03:41 EDT
  ...Ken Wilford John 3:16 PS If you do find a store that will endorse an additive then please let me know because I...
• Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:14:39 -0500
  ...Fuel injection cleaner or Berryman's B12 additive will normally displace the water and get the fuel to burn on through without damage to...
• Re: Gasoline Grade?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 12:21:01 -0600
  ...But the main difference between brands is the additives. For example, in the Lake Charles area, all the biggies use a Diamond Shamrock plant...
• Re: Transmission Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 06 May 1997 09:31:05 -0500
  Niel Blackwell wrote: > > Has anyone tried the SLICK 50 type (moly based) additives in their manual > transmissions? Any success? > > 84 Westy "Wally" Wally and...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 11:39:11 -0500
  ...antifreeze contains additives, just like motor oil contains additives. and just like motor oil, those additives get used up ... become depleted over time. some...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 06:55:20 -0400
  ...It's not an additive. They recommend filling it full strength. I've used a Slick 50 for Manual transmissions additive (about a 12...
• Re: What is your opinion on additives?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:02:32 -0700
  Janet In general the so called miracle oil additives are snake oil. Under rare circumstances there are some additives to be used for specific...
• about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:16:32 +0000
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• Additives
  Historical mailing list - John Thrower
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 09:49:46 -0500 (EST)
  ...In previous H2O cooled engines (Honda, Datsun, GM) i've never had any problems with additives. Of course I am keen enough not to...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:51:36 -0600
  ...Valvoline uses an advanced zinc/ phosphorus additive that keeps higher levels of phosphorus in the motor oil where it protects the engine instead of...
• Re: Oil for infrequently driven vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 11:31:16 -0500
  . It was an interview with a oil chemist who was >discussing additives and corrosion in engines. When asked what he would >use for an...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil?
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 09:45:40 -0500
  ...Marvel Mystery Oil? > What is the technical effect when Marvel Mystery Oil is used as a gasoline > additive at approximately 8 ounces per tankful...
• Re: Mobil 1 Gear Oil - Can I use this?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 00:41:09 -0800
  ...In service, these additives become active under extreme load and temperature when the protective oil film can be squeezed away. EP additives work by...
• Re: internal EngineCleanerUpperStuff ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:52:26 -0700
  ...I don't recommend going 'too nutty' with cleaner additives at all. Sometimes youcan push something that is tired over the edge .. and turn...
• Oil Additive - OK?
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 10:24:41 -0800
  ...an oil change, what are your feelings about using an oil additive such as Slick 50 or something simular? My mechanic says "It probably...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 2 May 2005 08:14:27 -0600
  ...Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how? Thanks! I had clean forgotten about this additive with the reputed wondrous properties. I have a little...
• Re: Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:05:17 -0500
  ...But since you top up the system with half a litre every 3000 miles when you change the TP, the additive levels stay okay...
• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:43:19 -0500
  What's that Subaru additive do?
• Subj: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,
  Historical mailing list - Mm Bitner
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:28:38 EST
  ...Why? These additives usually do nothing beneficial in a motor (usually find it in a big clump on the bottom of the oil pan...
• Re: GL4/GL5?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:29:45 -0500
  ...In this case you must examine the additive package closely. Most products use sulfur based EP additives. Sulfur is a great EP additive, but...
• oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:10:56 -0800
  ...help some additive in the gas such as Lucas additive. are my assumption correct? thanks for your reply, dan
• Re: Additives...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 09 May 1996 17:11:19 -0700
  >am going to use anti-friction additives to prolong the life of engine/transaxle. >What can you tell me about the value of the...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil; CD-2 Oil Detergent- Additives
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:34:52 -0400
  ...I know I get more power if I run thinner oil (5w?? and putting in a 'thinning additive would do the same) but what...
• Re: Gasoline War ! ! refineries / different gases / Vanagons & gas
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:59:52 -0600
  You are quite right about the additives. My Alaska Cousin when working for Shell was rsponsible for seeing to it that the fuel they...
• Re: GL4/GL5?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:02:58 -0500
  ...Additive package is created by Lubrizol, who also provides other additive packages to amsoil. IMHO this is the best oil you can get hands...
• Re: Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:39:28 -0800
  ...In service, these additives become active under extreme load and temperature when the protective oil film can be squeezed away. EP additives work by...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light! PS: Electrolytic..
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:58:44 -0700
  ...and > that's where the additives come in. once the additives are > depleted, > there's nothing to prevent the hot metal and water from...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 16:33:53 -0700
  ...So far as any additive you might put in supposedly keeping the coolant good forever, I'm skeptical. chemical reactions do happen over time...
• Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK???
  Historical mailing list - Karl F Bloss
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 23:58:36 -0400
  << In general you are correct, but not all oils use additives to achieve this. The Mobil your using, for example uses no additives to...
• Re: Gas Additive-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 07:58:56 -0700
  ...Gas Additive-Westy > I have an 84 Westy that will be sitting for awhile. Should I use some kind > of gas additive since I...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:21:31 -0400
  ...Since the discussion was regarding MANUAL TRANSMISSION ADDITIVES (as a means to rescue a whining transmission), does anyone have any info regarding DuPont or...
• Re: Gasoline Grade?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:05:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...Shell's additive will be added to fuel going into shell trucks, etc. Most independent sellers of gas and some majors too use Chevron...
• Re[2]: 87 rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 07:36:46 -0400
  ...Did you put the teflon additive in right after the new rings? If so they may of never seated. Is this teflon additive bad...
• [VB] GL4 vs GL5 from pennzoil's site (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 11 May 2000 22:25:04 -0700
  ...In service, these additives become active under extreme load and temperature when the protective oil film can be squeezed away. EP additives work by...
• Re: Addiatives, good or bad? Motor Up BAD BAD BAD
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:10:07 +1200
  >What do other vanagon folks think about using gasoline additives like >injector cleaner or stp gasoline treatment. I'd always thought a bottle >of...
• Re: Diesel fuel additive recommendations & ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 09:48:08 EST
  The diesel additive I recommend is Type F Automatic transmission fluid. It cleans injectors (detergent) keeps internal seals in FI pump in good shape...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:48:53 -0800
  ...Mark Richard A Jones wrote: > > I think Techron additive is the flip of Slick 50. Instead of a bad > product that doesn't work...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:28:39 -0500
  ...But whoever said these additives were good for anything other than the seller's profit margin? Most auto makers recommend against adding anything other...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:20:12 -0700
  ...After every bottle of Techron additive, I get a few mpg higher then the average. It must sell well too since I notice that...
• Diesel Additive...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:48:44 +0000
  ...I have come across an excellent additive to lube, clean, and eliminating fuel waxing. In Canada it is now mandatory to run on low...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:25:50 -0500
  ...So, what happens to the catalytic converter if we use the ZDDP additive? And I know that the oils that were available when our...
• Re: Propylene Glycol as Food Additive??? Was: Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 08:09:22 -0700
  ...Magee wrote: >Propylene glycol used as a food additive? I've never heard of it, but I'd want it out of my Cheerios...
• Re: fuel additive for gas guage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 20:51:25 -0400
  ...Someone said that is because the >strips that measure get corrosion or worn and suggested that a fuel additive >might assist with lessening the...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best....
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:31:17 -0600
  ...Gasoline engines don't benefit from these additives, and wouldn't be harmed by their presence in the oil. -Jarrett 89 Westy powered by...
• Re: Oil Additive - OK?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 06:08:28 -0500
  ...an oil change, what are your feelings about using an oil additive such as Slick 50 or something simular? My mechanic says "It probably...
• coolants
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:24:43 -0400
  The Rockauto April newsletter has an interesting article about coolant additives. https://www.rockauto.com/Newsletter/ Larry A.
• INFORMATION: Synthetic Oil and Additives
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 18:06:50 -0400
  Check out this article: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/snakeoil.html Enjoy, Dan
• water leaking and power loss?
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 19:49:36 EST
  ...I'm thinking of trying the Barrs leak additive first, but sounds like I might be inline for a reseal, at least, and possibly...
• Re: discount VANAGON parts new!! check this out!!! (f)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:14:49 +1200
  >I like the battery additive that cleans your spark plug wires. But my >battery is sealed. Wonder if I could get the same result...
• Teflon additives and engine cleaners
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Sep 94 9:39:37 EDT
  ...Also there was a very lengthy and informative posting on teflon and zinc additives for air-cooled engines (motorcycles) on rec.autos.tech. If...
• ZMAX anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:50:07 -1000
  Anyone have any experience with ZMAX the oil additive? I see no archives on it at all. Dan
• Re: Any advice about sugar in the gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 18:49:03 +1200
  Not a recommended additive. Doesn't make it run any sweeter.
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:05:47 +0000
  ...It's not an additive. They recommend filling it full strength. ------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Bey wrote: > In a message dated 10/22/98 9:10:34...
• Re: 83 Diesel Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:25:19 -0700
  ...What additives are you volks using in your diesel. I > did an internet search and came up with something called Dr. Diesel. > According to...
• Re: synergy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 5 May 2001 09:55:53 -0500
  I don't put any additives in my oil or gas. I've been using Penzoil since 1958, I've never lost an engine...
• Re[2]: 86 Westy Syncro oli woes part II....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 96 15:44:37 PST
  This is from memory so 'your mileage may vary', multi-weight oil is made of a base which is the lowest number plus additives...
• Re: Gas, Stuck and 1.9 - 2.1 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:00:34 -0700
  ...ie, Chevron gets Chevron's additives, Texaco gets Texaco's etc. (Authority, I was a Texaco retailer for a few years.) Re: Stuck, Santa...
• Re: Additives, good or bad?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 22:45:40 -0500
  Greg, I will say this on the additive thing. When I purchased Clementine, 5 weeks ago, in Vermilion South Dakota, the engine had a...
• Re: I've Had a Change of Heart
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:26:02 +1200
  >Time for a sweeping generalisation: All oil additives are snake oil. > Here here!