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• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:12:29 -0700
  ...Monday, June 7, 2010, 3:43 PM you can try a power steering fluid additive that is supposed to help seal leaks .. PS Fluid...
• diesel running after 5 year nonoperation
  Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
  Wed, 16 May 2001 18:17:22 -0700
  ...figured adding as much new fuel as I could with the additive would help. A fresh battery installed, and away I cranked. Two tries...
• Re: Seafoam--> Anyone use this
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:01:02 -0700
  ...Seafoam--> Anyone use this > > Has anyone used "Seafoam?" It is an additive that comes in a red and > while can. You can add it...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:26:46 -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...
• Problems heading NORTH
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:39:21 EST
  ...is the full tank that temporarily fixed the problem, not the additives. My thoughts are: loose plug/ wire, (checked that, OK). Corosion in the...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:00:50 -0700
  ...full injector flush/clean is recommended or >> would a simple fuel additive suffice for preventative maintenance for >> the injectors? > > Some years ago it was...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:39:24 -0800
  ...Baseoil, PAO, and trade secret additives. Add 4 oz to system. What could possibly go wrong? ;-) jm On Dec 12, 2007 9:46 PM...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:29:47 -0600
  ...Unfortunately it does > the PH additive for diesel are not needed in a gasoline engine and the extra > additives and zinc kill catalytic converters...
• Re: Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:50:29 -0700
  David, the old story about the reason to use GL-4 rather than GL-5 in the trans is due to the additives in...
• Re: water pump failure
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:34:40 EDT
  ...I have fallen victim to the water pump additive at every coolant change. The metal particles you saw may be signs of stop-leak...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:03:12 -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...
• Re: Coolant Leak, Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:12:51 -0800
  ...Some of my old MGB radiators were beyond it's capabilities! Betsy Webb wrote: > > Be careful of Bars Leak and similar additives. I think...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:46:02 -0700
  You will have to remove the pushrod tube in order to take the lifter out. This may sound easy but removing a pushrod tube...
• Re: Garcia's Ghost doesn't like gettin' high.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:54:26 -0700
  ...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: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:58:16 -0400
  ...But like any other marketing > opportunity, snake oil vendors have jumped on the opportunity to sell even > more engine additive crap to us that...
• Re: winterizing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:48:06 -0400
  "Automotive gas is very stable and does not need additives for winter storage" I have to disagree with this. I've had many cars...
• Re: STP WAS==>Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:35:13 -0400
  ...STP also adds other additives. The oil companies are now getting into this marketing junk with high mileage and blends and other non sense...
• HELP! Vanagon Engine Roughness
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 08:40:06 EDT
  ...Injectors have been cleaned with STP additive. Timed up. (Checked all the plugs and wires, OK) Not having experience with a vehicle with more...
• Engineering give me Cold power?; Capt'n she wont do anymorrgh!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 22:40:08 -0400
  ...Does the phosphate free stuff have an additive that acts as the sacrificial anode? Or is this VW's secret ingredient, which is why...
• Re: What weight oil to use in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 02:41:18 -0400
  ...These fleet oils usually have superior additive packages and are especially suited to diesels. Hope some of this helps. Dennis.
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 13:55:45 -0500
  ...in congested areas of the country put in a decongestant, I mean additive that brings it's own oxygen to the combustion process. The...
• Re: Red tek r-134 question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:30:29 -0700
  ...If your engine compartment is a tightly closed area like Air Cooled versions you might have an explosion if the additives contain Butane or...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 17:51:33 -0700
  ...The problem is oil companies don't like to spend more on the > additives than they want to get for the oil. I spend...
• Ah, Spring....Rust Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon and Corinne Janow
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:50:24 -0800
  ...Are you prepared to use proper acrylic enamel paint? That means mixing, hardeners, other additives; again, messy. Has the rest of the vehicle's...
• Re: automatic transmission oil level?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:08:06 -0700
  ...Do not use any additives. "The ATF used in production vehicles has changed in composition and color from that used in previous years (1980...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:44:55 -0600
  ...don't work. > > > > The stuff in the Cities does have however additives to allegedly > > make > > the fuel burn cleaner, which they have found not...
• Re: Rotor thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:27:42 -0400
  ...Steel is an alloy of iron and > carbon (often times with a few other miscellaneous additives). Steel > (and Iron) will oxidize (rust), given exposure...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:38:49 -0500
  ...about concerns about lower octane in regular due to the >> ethanol additives. > >> Your thoughts on gas are greatly appreciated. > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot...
• Re: Pop Top Wood Frame Damage. PIC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:46:05 -0700
  ...They offer various base epoxies and a line of additives that you can mix, according to the task you are faced with. Done properly...
• Re: Nasty intake pics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 May 2009 10:50:13 -0700
  ...like bad thermostat, short trips, tired injectors, never adding a cleaner additive to the fuel , etc. if this engine or van has any of...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 20:40:45 -0400
  ...Anti-Freeze opinions What are your guys thought on Vr12? it adds the additives back into your coolant and creates an optimal pH if...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:00:10 -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? >> >>
• Re: [vanagon] Re: electrolysis
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:29:12 EDT
  ...The additive packages in commercial antifreeze products are designed to do just that (along with buffering and lubrication, and ...). They use surfactants which bind...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:43:47 -0400
  ...and you can buy zinc additive by itself too. I also think there is a slight factor of new oil making a little better...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:59:27 -0700
  ...about oil additives > At 04:33 AM 7/28/2009, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >>Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid >>silicon...
• Re: Mid-grade fuel, was: RE octane rating
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:28:41 -0400
  ...The Ultra-94 is at a separate pump because Sunoco *may* be buying the double-refined, octane-additive-enhanced fuel stock that Amoco brands...
• Re: Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:06:59 -0700
  ...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: Diesel Westy Mileage/Gearing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:44:46 EST
  ...I also just picked up some Power Service diesel additive and cleaner, (two different products, one is for regular use and the other is...
• Re: Canadian Mix (mea culpa, sort of)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 18:30:46 -0500
  ...Mike B. "The coolant additive proportion must be at least 40% but not more than 60% to maintain the antifreeze protection and the cooling...
• Re: Ok you doubters, My two cents
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 04 Jan 1997 14:11:12 -0600
  ...Therefore I use the best synthetics, presently Royal Purple, with Prolong additive (same molecular size as syn oil). And I have not changed my...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:41:40 -0500
  ...The difference was in the additives added by each oil company to the fuel to make it their own.Diesel, High Test, Low Test...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:16:56 -0700
  ...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: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:34:46 -0700
  ...Does anyone have experience with the ceramic paint additives > > that are meant to insulate paint (e.g., http://www.hytechsales.com/ > > insulating_paint_additives...
• Re: Was failed now passed CA smog test
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:05:11 -0800
  All I did was put the fuel additive in, it was something like Certain to Pass or Guaranteed to Pass, and ran the tank...
• Re: Freeze 12 Update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:14:07 -0700
  ...Through him I found a shop in Albuquerque who will convert the >> Freeze 12 to R134... > > > Isn't Freeze12 just 134a with some additives...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:23:38 -0500
  ...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: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:01:25 -0700
  ...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: What's the difference between ecodiesel and regular turbodiesel?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:02:58 -0500
  ...do major overhaul work with synthetic lubes and diesel fuel modifier additives. The long blocks are the same with many interchangeable parts. The ECOdiesel...
• Re: Fryday Oil Topic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:12:15 -0700
  ...you can also buy zinc additive. an engine rebuilder who's waterboxer engine I have .. said to break it in on 10W40 and some...
• Ring and Pinion Wear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fisher
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 08:40:18 +1000
  ...I HOPE NOT!!! What would be the best gear oil to run in this thing.? Should I consider some third party friction reducing additive...
• Re: Oil, what do I use?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 03:24:05 EDT
  ...go to this local website for an additional education on synthetic oil and fuel additives: Egan's Pit Stop in Seattle www.Pitstop-cruizer...
• Re: Pop top maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:11:38 -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: Fuel and Oil for a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Dunham
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 12:22:30 -0600 (CDT)
  ...combustion by- products, fines (small wear particles), additive package breakdown, other contaminants. If you really want to USE the extended life of a synthetic...
• Re: Diesel Oil in a vanagon - is it safe?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:42:33 -0700
  ...And it listed the technical differences between the two which included the additives and noted things like difference lubrication efficiencies. It scared me! I...
• Brand new to me 1984 Westy /AZ to OH Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 02:34:02 -0400
  ...But seems to have been solved by an oil additive and lower ambient temps in AZ. On Halloween my son and I will fly...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:31:18 -0500
  ...As such they have additives the gas engine does not need and the catalytic converter does not like. There is no need to do...
• Re: New bus
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:22:50 -0500
  ...but with all of the additives that have come and gone in the last 45 years I've got to say that it is...
• Re: Manual Trans Gear Oil ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:50 -0400
  ...Gear Lubricant SAE 75W90 which is a GL-5 with > an additive for syncronizers. > > That is the juice I currently think is best. > scott...
• Re: Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:24:44 -0700
  ...We already have improved lubrication from todays standard motor oils, with no issues of used seals starting to leak from an unknown additive in...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:01:44 -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...