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• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:07:29 -0600
  ...antifreeze has additives in it .. they prevent >corrosion and lubricate the water pump, among other things. these >additives wear out .. become depleted .. over time...
• Re: Coolant expire date
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:48:27 -0500
  ...Others may have different chemical additives, so you might want to check with them. > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > > -- David McNeely
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:33:35 -0700
  the Evans stuff is ethylene glycol based (plus propylene glycol and prob some other additives). I can see its pros and cons and and...
• CA new gas formula info
  Historical mailing list
  27 May 97 08:45:30 PDT
  ...At the same time, it is the additive that is creating much of the controversy. Reports indicate that it is the additive responsible for...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 May 2016 20:38:17 -0500
  ...You may also want to try one of those fluid additives. > > > > Does it work fine other than not shifting into 3rd? > > > > I don't...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:19:43 -0700
  ...If your system is in good shape, the additives to the water (anti-freeze) will be of little consequence, and the added protections well...
• Re: My van is HOME!!!!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:43:13 -1000
  ...it's really a great gasoline fuel additive. Mandatory in my opion. About rings.. I have rebuilt or re-ringed at least 100 engines...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:20:18 -0400
  ...recall Scott Daniels (of turbo vans) posts regarding a > cooling system additive that helps lubricate parts. Sorry. Can't > recall brand/application etc. > > Assuming...
• Re: Octane & Driving in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:09:22 -0700
  ...Contrary to popular opinion, Nova does not contain > > >significant amounts of tetraethyl-lead. > > >Environmental pressures in the USA caused the lead additive market to...
• Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 16:10:37 -0700
  ...for syncro's that are a little tired, sometimes I have good luck with Prolong Trans additive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Koerner" <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:10:34 -0800
  ...The amount of control (translated into how long the additives protect the >cooling system from the effects of pH and aluminum oxidation) is a...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:44:22 -0800
  FWIW........my recomendendation , and Bars Leak is the only leak-stopping additive I use....... throw it in the pressure bottle with a cold engine...
• Re: G12 Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:54:28 -0400
  ...anti-freeze, mixed 50/50 with clean water and perhaps >> an >> additive or two......... >> and used with awareness and regular changing works absolutely perfectly...
• Re: [WetWesties] Fwd: Oil change
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:42:21 -0700
  ...It's best to have fresh oil with its full complement of undepleted additives and no gas, water, etc. in the crankcase during storage...
• Update on my failed Ring&Pinion...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 11 May 2000 20:46:40 -0700
  ...make such a gear oil, which employs non- sulphur based EP additives to meet both GL-4 and GL-5 specs. Has anyone used...
• Update on my failed Ring&Pinion...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 11 May 2000 21:43:36 -0700
  ...make such a gear oil, which employs non- sulphur based EP additives to meet both GL-4 and GL-5 specs. Has anyone used...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:24:24 -0800
  ...The draw back is finding a place to put the fuel tank, and of course putting up with the stench from the additive put...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:54:12 -0700
  ...Did you try a high quality fuel injection cleaner ? I normally never use that sort of additive, but recently I got some Lucas brand...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 10:19:41 -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: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:00:14 -0400
  ...shows the CopperStripTest classifications http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/28958/ep-additives-effects On 28 Aug , 2012, at 1:10 AM, Gene P wrote...
• Re: Cold engine "ticking", clutch rumble - Help
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 06:45:56 -0500
  ...Engine oil is 10w-40 and has some additive in it. I think it may have had a stuck valve recently. Despite all these...
• Re: Dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:33:42 -0800
  ...He says his "fix" is to power flush the cooling systems and <DIV></DIV>&gt;add a "non-GM" coolant additive to the system...
• Re: New Oil cooler...? on Diesel smoke
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 07:32:30 -0400
  ...Along with this we added some fuel additive that sussposidly helps diesels stop smoking. Well here is the question...were still smoking and smelly...
• Re: 50 cents to fix the AFM
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:25:38 -0700
  ...Could it be the oxygenated gasoline in California, with the mtbe additive? Harald Take a vanagon trip, visit my website: http://www.geocities.com...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:58:55 -0600
  ...antifreeze has additives in it .. they prevent >corrosion and lubricate the water pump, among other things. these >additives wear out .. become depleted .. over time...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:57:04 -0800
  ...You must now add a > quality Diesel fuel additive every time you put fuel in the tank. This > adds > a few cents per gallon...
• Re: 1.9 turbo diesel oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:05:37 -0700
  ...But now I don't want to take the chance so I run only diesel spec oil with the proper additives to deal with...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 13:09:55 -0700
  ...oh....I am not some nut about 'old vives' tales' like ...oh ...ATF as a diesel fuel additive, or moth balls in gasoline or...
• Re: What type of oil for my 2.1 Boston Bob? Was Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:33:30 -0800
  ...It is NOT the same as over-the-counter oils and has > special break-in additives. I have confirmed this personally > face-to-face...
• Re: Automatic trans and diff questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Wed, 23 May 2018 04:50:12 -0700
  ...can I trust it? I have considered adding > a Lucas autotrans additive but wanted the lists opinion first. > > Also the diff output flanges are...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:29:26 -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: I'm Back!....and.....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 00:36:44 -0800
  ...Is that good? What about >additives? Which ones?? I use 92 or higher octane, 'cuase I get slightly better mileage out of it. Whether...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:57:01 -0800
  ...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: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:38:35 -0700
  ...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: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 23 May 2010 11:12:12 -0700
  ...was engineered when conventional oils were generally heavier and had different additives from those in our present generation of conventional oils (which is why...
• Re: Favorite Penetrating Oil?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:50:07 -0600
  Best penetrating oil?? Why, Marvel's Mystery Oil, of course! Not the Top Overhaul or Fuel/Oil additive stuff, but the real Marvels Mystery...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:43:59 -0800
  ...It is all about the additives, and how many brokers it passes thru, before it ends up in your tank.� The difference in per...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 02:17:13 -0400
  ...about one way to help prolong their inevitable demise, a fuel additive that uses enzymes to eat the ethanol and clean out the gunk...
• Re: JiffyLube, extras
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 07:55:33 -0500
  ...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: Coolant expire date
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 16:14:46 -0700
  ...Others may have different chemical additives, so you might want to check with them. >>> >>> -- >>> David McNeely >>> > -- > David McNeely >
• waxoyl vs. LPS
  Historical mailing list - Russell G. Dushin
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 19:48:44 EST
  ...that got so hung up on the composition of a gas additive (that he couldn't find out from the patent literature) that he...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 01:10:10 -0800
  ...Hardware store, Home Depot, etc etc...great stuff >>> that has an additive to keep it from gathering crud....and inexpensive... >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 29...
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 May 2005 09:05:56 -0500
  ...and change the oil to get rid of any Infomercial Oil additives that the PO may have loaded in to get the engine to...
• Re: Oil Pressure Advice
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:45:26 -0700
  ...this? > >(2) Short of a rebuild, should I do anything? Any additives to >thicken the oil? Run straight 40-weight or perhaps a mix...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:54:19 -0800
  ...Anti-corrosion additives in anti-freeze are abrasive ????? I think you should offer some documentation or something to back up that claim. Don't...
• STP WAS==>Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:13:01 +0000
  ...I always find myself asking, if those additives were so great, wouldn't you see the major oil makers adding them to their oils...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:42:32 -0700
  ...As a humectant food additive, labeled as E number E1520 g.. As a carrier in fragrance oils h.. As a less-toxic antifreeze i...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 01:28:18 -0400
  ...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: DIY Westy chuck box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:44:33 -0500
  ...Poo Powder is > > Polyacrylamide with some deodorizing additives, which forms a gel when it > > absorbs liquid. The resultant material when it interacts with human...
• Re: Brand new to me 1984 Westy /AZ to OH Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:21:53 +0200
  ...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: Torque converter seal leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:52:20 -0400
  ...I added a trans additive at the next town that seemed to help quite a bit. The next morning, there was a small stain...
• Re: 2.1 Syncro; Failed Emissions "Say it isnt so Joe:" :o)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:44:10 -0700
  ...on a full tank). > http://www.chevron.com/products/ourfuels/prodserv/additives/tcp.aspx > > > The new CAT and o2 can't hurt, but not...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 14:47:05 -0700
  ...found out ) . .. > this as a water pump lube and anti-corrosion additive. 25 yrs and > hundreds of vehicles successfully treated this way. > > 'It's...
• Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:58:23 +0000
  ...Supreme, and 4 times a year put in Chevron's wonder additive. The van runs like a top. It is important to do an...
• Re: Auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:27:28 -0400
  ...This problem first surfaced after changing the fluid and filter, I thought maybe some magical additive had been added. The local shop tried cleaning...
• Re: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 22:09:08 -0600
  ...20 yrs ago, the GL4 was the only good oil, but since > then the additive packages of most all modern oils are ok for...
• Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:04:13 -0500
  ...are delivered to. > > Fuels sold in major smog prone cities have additives that are not > blended > > into fuels sold forty miles from the big...
• Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:51:23 -0400
  ...http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/258_coolant_additive.html b) placement of zinc sacrificial anodes in such a way as to protect the engine...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 8 May 2007 07:52:01 -0700
  ...C rated oils have additives to handle the soot of a diesel, among other things. On 7 May 2007 at 23:20, Zoltan <zolo...
• Re: For Aircooled crowd only...Revs to MPH + crusing spd
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:47:23 -0800
  ...There are additives in gasoline and refining > practices that make it quite different from what it used to be. None > of the major oil...