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• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:16:12 -0800
  ...Castor oil as lubricant >I used to race a 250 Ossa motorcycle in TT dirt track racing .. > the exhasut smelled just wonderful, intoxicating even...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:10:52 -0500
  In chemical work glycerin is the traditional lubricant when putting glass tubing thru rubber stoppers. Of course there is rubber and there is rubber...
• Dometic thermostat control knob
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:59:34 +0000
  ...Any suggestions on appropriate lubricant and how to apply without taking fridge out? The fridge has been working great...
• Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:33:43 -0800
  ...It's a federal law.......that if someone mentions WD-40 .. > someone has to chime in with something like 'it's not a lubricant.'
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:45:12 -0400
  ...The only line in boldface says "Fit wheels [sic] fasteners without lubricant." David
• Re: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:54:38 -0400
  Hotch, A very good and very cheap lubricant for any rubber bushings is kerosene (or diesel fuel). It is nondestructive to rubber and will...
• Re: To replace fresh air fan--remove dashboard?!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:51:56 -0700
  ...That was about 4 months ago and all is >still quiet. > Do NOT use WD-40 for this purpose! Use a silicon spray lubricant...
• Sticky keys
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:05:16 -0400
  ...bound dirt dust.) Then I used some WD-40 as a lubricant (temporarily as I didn't have any clean grease or light machine...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:38:14 -0800
  So is there any science to tell us that distilled water plus lubricant and wetter helps an engine stay cooler than a standard 50...
• Clutch job
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:45:26 -0700
  ...I purchased all the parts locally (sorry list vendors), and did not get any spline lubricant. My question: what IS spline lube? Can I...
• Re: rights
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:05:38 -0500
  ...Hmmmm, let me see ----------------- Ahhhh, NO !! Not if the gear box, and front drive unit is full of lubricant. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85...
• swepco GL-5
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 10:00:18 -0500
  ...I was under the impression that GL-5 lubricants had a destructive effect on certain alloys in the vw transmission. Is it the case...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:11:39 EST
  ...What kind of lubricant or something could I use to make it stop squeaking? It is really bad when the engine is cold and...
• Re: Underheating and squeaks/groans
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:05:58 -0400
  ...It sometimes helps to spray lithium grease or other lubricant into the bushings in the front end for the squeaking. Not a permanent fix...
• Re: speedometer lube?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:51:20 -0500
  ...I wouldn't use the graphite/oil combo lubricants...just powdered graphite...a little goes a long way, no fluid to create other problems...
• Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:11:00 -0800
  WD 40 isn't a lubricant. I'd tend to use something like Triflow or 3 in 1 oil. Jim On Dec 24, 2011...
• Re: Mice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 13:35:11 EDT
  ...How about soaking the cats in diesel or any heavy lubricant before putting them in the vent. system? Even if they get stuck, they...
• Squeaky faucet
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 22:29:18 -0400
  ...I try silicone lubricant, it work one or two days, but after that the faucet start again to squeak. Since, I know that those...
• engine block heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:21:08 -0700
  ...The idea is that a warm engine circulates lubricant better/faster, hence less wear at start up. I have yet to put one no...
• Re: speedo cable lube-able?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:28:01 -0400
  ...Maybe a door lock lubricant will work. the kind that comes in little squirt bottles. I have asked several parts people about this, and...
• Upcoming smog test and Ethos products
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:01:47 -0700
  ...An unmatched engine lubricant that is Environmentally Friendly! * I live in Cali and I have to get my Westy smog tested every time registration...
• Transmission Grind
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:31:04 -0800
  ...I'd like to put off a trans rebuild for a while, is there any kind of special lubricant I can put in there...
• Lubricant for rear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:49:58 -0500
  I am just about to replace the rubber boots on the shift linkage on the side of my manual transmission. At the moment i...
• Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:00:58 +0000
  ...Dry Lube Blaster's The Dry Lube utilizes the benefits of a dry lubricant (PTFE) to provide a dry, tackless, chalky white lubricant coating...
• Re: What is SA Besto spray
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:38:21 -0700
  ...the best lubricant I have found yet...especially for places you can't reach with a normal oil can. The evaporating carrier medium seems...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:46:12 -0500
  ...Works fantastic. > https://www.amazon.com/KiWAV-Lubricator-Lubricant-Motorcycle- > Dirtbike/dp/B009YEYL0I
• Re: transmission rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:27:01 -0400
  AD Felder wrote: >Any opinions on lubricant for this? I am not big on synthetics because they are not "backward compatible". If you want...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - ron ourada
  Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:37:50 -0600
  Is Vaseline the correct/good lubricant to use in the turn signal assembly and for the horn contact? I'm thinking of lubing as...
• Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 23:17:45 -0600
  ...The ingots were shipped to the industrial plants of the east and midwest and made into various silicon based lubricants, silicon steel, silicon aluminum...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:49:43 -0800
  ...Castor oil as lubricant > I Googled for the subject above and got all kinds of hits. I had no > idea there were so many...
• Water wetter!
  Historical mailing list - mike g.
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:12:42 -0800
  ...It is a cooling enhancer, cooling system lubricant and anti-corrosion agent. I put 2 bottles of it in to my '87 synchro and...
• Re: center window install help.
  Historical mailing list - Rich Barker
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:03:05 -0700
  ...using dish soap instead of WD-40 or ther petro based lubricants. Dish soap is water soluble, works as well if not better and...
• Re: center window install help.
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:55:20 -0600
  ...Use a lubricant > like wd-40 on the rubber, so the rope come out easier. > Eric
• 83 Windows Getting Lazy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 02:35:03 -0700
  ...Any thoughts on what/where to lubricate and what to use for lubricant? I�m thinking white lithium grease but not sure if this...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:41:10 -0400
  ...It is not a lubricant, its a solid material and is used as a coating for surfaces. If you dump it in oil, its...
• Re: side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:06:33 -0700
  Spray silicone lubricant? Couldn't hurt! On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Bob Mund <ob2420@msn.com> wrote: > My sliding side...
• Re: Re; window chrome mldg.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:21:21 -0400
  ...40! I found liquid dish detergent worked very well as a lubricant for fitting the plastic molding in the rubber slot. -Larry '86 Westfalia
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 07:53:27 EST
  In a message dated 2/6/04 5:16:47 AM, katzd54@YAHOO.COM writes: << i think the original lubricant may be more like...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 05:50:45 EST
  ...The original lubricant is not like heavy gear oil. It is grease, read your Bentley manual. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada BusFusion a...
• Re: Unstick Lock Key Holes?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 11:05:10 -0500 (EST)
  Try using penetrating oil...WD40 is only a water displacer/lubricant...what you need is something that will disolve the crud in your lock...
• Re: Pennzoil GL-5 gear oil - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 16 May 2000 15:17:22 -0400
  ...Typically, the use of a GL-5 lubricant in a synchromesh transmission will shorten the synchronizer life by one half. The extreme pressure requirements...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:12:16 -0700
  ...In fact I have been using a fair bit of it this morning as a lubricant and anti-galling spray while cutting aluminum. It...
• Re: creaking coming from under pass seat area (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Al Jordans
  Fri, 16 May 2003 15:45:41 +0000
  ...gt;&gt; &gt; Try starting with routinely using a bit of lubricant (and I mean that &gt;&gt; in the &gt;&gt; &gt; nicest...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:07:48 -0600
  Just a word of warning; most R-12 and R-134a comes with oil (lubricant) in the proper proportions pre-mixed in the can...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 07:30:27 -0800 (PST)
  On Sat, 30 Mar 1996 DHaynes57@aol.com wrote: > GL-5 is a better drade of lubricant and GL-6 is now becoming available...
• My Experience with "Mothers" Paint Protection System
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:39:40 -0500
  ...Spray said fluid (called "lubricant") on body of vehicle. 2. Rub said "California Gold Clay" back and forth across wetted area. (hmmmm) 3. Hear...
• Re: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 12:18:54 -0500
  ...It acts as both a sealant and lubricant for the threads. Dennis.
• Re: lubricating window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 16:13:46 -0700
  WD-40 is a solvent not a lubricant. m --- Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > I don't think WD-40 would be a...
• Re: Lubricant ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:20:23 -0600
  ...Lubricant ? >>>>> >>>>> Think that I saw this subject previously..Wanted to know good >>>>> >> all-purpose >> >>>>> lubricant for seat sliders, hatch and door hinges, etc. >>>>> Thanks...
• Re: Brake Pad (Caliper)Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Watson
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:41:59 -0600
  ...When I opened the hardware kit for the front brakes there was a little pouch of silicone lubricant along with all the other bits...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:51:25 -0400
  Success! Denis Haynes was closest to the pin, "remove high pressure oil sensor and force lubricant back to the oil pump. Actually. some combination...
• squeaky side window
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:29:52 -0400
  ...What's the best cure for this?? I don't want to put on some lubricant that won't get along with the aluminum...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:17:04 -0800
  ...back out, and then run down the road without any > oil/lubricant in the engine. Really great stuff, just ask the celebrities > that starred...
• Fwd: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:06:55 -0400
  ...Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:33:56 -0400 > > > >Uh, then I found that Wurth makes HHS 200 - high temp, penetrating > silicone > >lubricant > > > >http://www...
• Power window lube
  Historical mailing list - Trev
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:46:17 -0700
  For those that currently own or have previously owned or even worked on vehicles with power windows; I'm looking for a suggested lubricant...
• Re: 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 10:12:59 -0500
  ...It is an excelent sealer and thread lubricant for this application.
• penatrating oil
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:56:37 -0500
  ...it is not great lubricant or penetrating oil... it is primarily kerosene and silicone Aero-Kroil from Kano Laboratories is remarkable penetrant.... this and...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 22:48:11 -0700 (PDT)
  On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > I need to redirect this question - I asked about what type of lubricant > might make the...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:26:00 -0800
  ...Seriously, our vans are barns on wheels, the most important factor for mileage is the the driver, next is tune-up, tires, lubricants, etc...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:52:49 -0700
  ...protection > 540 F drop point > NLGI Automotive wheel bearing and chassis lubricant GL-LB > > OR .. > Valvoline Crimson Heavy-Duty Grease Applications ....for > trucking, mining...