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• Re: Westy Fridge Endurance
  Historical mailing list - jeff kennedy
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:44:03 -0700
  ...Hombres at the propane stations were very adamant that their propane was NOT for cooking with, something to do with additives. Wasn't completely...
• Re: corrosion study
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 May 2010 13:18:14 -0700
  ...Many brands have multiple additives to control how the finish applies...accelerators for cold, inhibitors for hot, fish-eye eliminators, flex additives, etc etc...
• Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 13:44:42 +0000
  From what I understand, all automotive oils can be mixed without one breaking down another.  Differing weights included.  Quality, additive package etc. not taken...
• Re: engine knocking!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:13:46 -0700
  ...Check pressure and injectors Carbon build up can increase compression--try a gas additive designed to burn carbon deposits, and you can switch to...
• Re: Tranny leak?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:00:30 -0700
  ...I have tried some Lucas Tranny additive, no diff. I have heard of using brake fluid to try to plump up the seals, a...
• Re: Smooth Gear Change
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 11 May 2009 09:44:52 -0700
  ...Yes its cold the cold oil syndrome, but with the new synthetics and the additive packages they have now days its the "cats meow...
• Re: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 16:11:07 EDT
  ...clear out the scum and introduce *fresh* coolant with the chemical additives at their highest. (Sorta like changing oil after 3k miles). So, this...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 4 Feb 2015 22:14:56 -0500
  ...on this issue - and the local VW dealers stocked the Techron additive (which was otherwise unavailable in Canada). Certainly the before and after effects...
• Re: More myth -- heater blowers aren't worth fixing
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:22:30 -0800
  ...Get the tool stuff, it has a non-sticky additive...They say. Don Hanson On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 7:17 AM, David...
• Re: old, old gas Q?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 17:26:05 -0400
  ...I didn't put sta-bil in the gas or any additive to keep > the gas from turning. I'm not sure what the...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:39:31 -0600
  ...Maybe some fuel additive would solve it. The gas stations are allowed to put in a certain amount of water into their tank, depending...
• Re: should I get a new transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:48:01 +1000
  ...refill with synthetic transmission fluid and a bottle of nulon transmission additive(or equivalent). Seems to extend their life from my experience and observations...
• Re: empty gas tank fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:35:31 -0500
  ...a mechanic. > Should I try adding more clean gas? Try some additives? Is the fuel > filter visually inspectable? > > As an extention, are there any...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 09:25:44 -0700
  ...the anti corrosion additives in modern coolants - and I used an > OAT based (ie Dexcool or "long life" type) - will prevent the > corrosion on...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:01:27 -0800
  ...Coleman fuel = 100% Naptha White gas = gasoline with NO additives of any kind Unleaded pump gasoline = chemical cocktail designed specifically for your engine. FWIW...
• Re: Test Only Center BS
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:21:47 -0700
  ...Meaning adjusting the timing, > putting in the fuel additives etc, etc. I've got a > pretty clean running engine, I think, but I don...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:58:00 -0700
  ...None of the variables are going to skew the outcome that much, and most of them are additive rather than multiplicative. A +/- 1 liter...
• Re: Hard Shifting..sometimes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 09:54:05 -0700
  ...On old worn transmissions I used a GL-5 type oil (which is a no-no), a moly additive, and a teflon additive (everything...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:32:28 -0700
  ...The by-products of diesel combustion are very > different from those of gasoline, and the oil additives are > designed to > prevent them from destroying...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedesgas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:32:27 -0800
  ...Use an empty Techron fuel additive bottle with > the bottom cut out for a funnel. > > Damn, off on another one of those tangents, Sorry...
• Re: Getting water out of fuel tank...
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:37:45 -0500
  ...After that add a couple of bottles of "heet" or similar fuel additive along with 3 or 4 gallons of fresh fuel. -----Original Message...
• Re: Gas price war
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:27:56 -0400
  ...they did- Not sure how some of the companies get their "additives" in the fuel, but it seemed like the bulk of the fuel...
• Re: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:01:27 -0400
  ...Katz <katzd54@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >list: > >evans is propylene glycol with a special additive package. running pure pg >will cause the engine to run...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:50:42 -0400
  ...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: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:25:05 +0200
  ...Just like Mike said, engine oils don't have the right additive package. Also, engine oil will be too thin when hot and the...
• Vanagon TSB's Technical Service Bulletins
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:33:31 -0400
  ...from rear - oil pump gaskets * (20/20-90 T01) Improved fuel additive ZVW 239 003 * (20/90-02) Gasoline containg detergents * (00/90-01...
• Re: Cold weather, short trips
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:57:22 -0800
  ...There should be enough additive power in the oil to protect from corrosion, and you likely aren't doing enough driving to worry about...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:36:37 -0500
  ...If they are helpful, >> why not just use a thicker oil to start with, which has other good >> properties? If gasoline additives sold in...
• 82 Westy diesel - idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
  Wed, 23 May 2001 06:25:20 -0700
  ...Says to run it through a few tanks of fresh diesel with a fuel additive to see if the seal "self repairs". "...what do...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:27:24 -0700
  ...about oil > additives > > Another illustration of my motto: the problem isn't big government, > it's big influence. It's come to this to...
• Re: Kendall GT 1 Motor Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:10:00 -0400
  ...keep in mind that even today this product is still a high ZDDP additive product which while is good for our cam shafts can...
• Re: Rotor thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:17:10 -0700
  ...Steel is an alloy of iron and > carbon (often times with a few other miscellaneous additives). Steel > (and Iron) will oxidize (rust), given exposure...
• West Systems G-flex: plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:30:17 -0400
  ...It can be modified with West System fillers and additives, and used to wet-out fiberglass tapes and fabrics. Mixed at a 1:1...
• warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:15:58 -0800
  ...VW coolant may have contained an additive to maintain pliability. It's the pliability of these gaskets that keeps sealing qualities when the engine...
• Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:40 -0800
  ...an oil additive .. Barsleak has theirs, and some other oil company or auto product company has one too. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message...
• RE: Painting Questions Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 08:38:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Price was $289 for their "best" paint job-- urethane additive, any color you want, they even matched a sample of my favorite shade. They...
• Re: Gas Tank Sealer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 11:17:55 -0400
  ...float (which you may not >have, I haven't followed the year) also make sure the product >resists alcohol and other additives. > >John Anderson
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 17:46:43 -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: Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:00:50 -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...
• In article <1993Feb12.161234.6244@beaver.cs.washington.edu>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Feb 93 06:40:32 GMT
  ...From what I understand, Castrol uses the best additive package of all dead dinosaur oils, so that's what I use. Kendall is commonly...
• Bleed Clutch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:26:12 -0600
  ...I wound up giving it a shot of Marvels Mystery Oil - the real oil, not the fuel and oil additive - in in one hour...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:25:24 -0400
  ...Gas dry additives are used to help get the water out of our gas tanks. And gas dry, is simply alcohol. My point in...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:13:31 -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: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:51:09 -0700
  ...I added some thick > like honey oil additive and carefully and gently drove it the 3 miles home > trying to keep it under 2000...
• Re: Thermostats and coolant additives
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:49:18 -0700
  Not so mon frere! Racers use water mixes, and for years only alcohol was added as a freeze protector. The boiling point is raised...
• Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 25 May 2005 19:33:45 -0700
  Several people have posted concerns that the old rubber formulations can't hold up to or aren't compatible with the additives and such...
• Re: Pop top maintenance
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:59:08 -0500
  ...The product's main purpose was as an additive to paints to make the paint spread evenly. I bought a can at a marine...
• Re: Garcia's Ghost doesn't like gettin' high.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:06:19 -0500
  ...An actual gasoline might have a couple of hundred constituents, most of which are products of petroleum distillation, and are not additives per se...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:45:00 -0400
  ...The problem is oil companies don't like to spend more on the additives than they want to get for the oil. I spend...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 18:12:53 -0700
  ...Put thickest engine oil in there you can, > maybe some oil additive. BMW dealerships carry 10W60 synthetic oil for the > M3 if you need...
• Re: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:56:35 +0200
  ...of damaging >it? Engine oils do not have the high pressure additives required for gearbox use. Why are you even considering it? Proper gear...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:31:06 -0700
  No, one big difference.. Toyota ain't going broke and ain't taking money from the government. And Ford can't hold Toyota's...
• Re: heat riser, jumping tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 09:02:09 -0400
  ...You *could* drain the tranny, refill it with good tranny oil, maybe some STP or similar tranny additive and see what happens. But personally...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 22:59:38 -0400
  ...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: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:02:49 -0600
  ...Hads it in there for years , seemed to work > but only as an additive to the system, not for running oN competely. said > it...
• Re: Fryday Oil Topic
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:40:23 -0400
  ...a lot of discussion about older, "flat tappet" engines needing the additive packages that are being phased out in favor of ones which are...
• Re: Morning Oil Burn
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 11:57:34 -0800
  ...Not much to be done, you can try some "no smoke" oil additives if you want. Time to start saving for a rebuild, I...
• Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssurelight woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:20:39 -0800
  ...The additives supposedly boost the lubrication effectiveness up to the higher number, but they remain thin, not what you want in a WBX. You...
• Re: Diesel Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:50:48 -0400
  ...With all the recent discussion on oils, maybe someone can clue us in! >> Diesels do require different additive packages than Gas engines. The biggest...
• Re: Dexcool
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 23:45:07 -0500
  ...He says his "fix" is to power flush the cooling systems and add a "non-GM" coolant additive to the system when they refill...