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• Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:06:44 -0500
  I agree with the web site, in my opinion all oil additives are "snake oil". But I'll go one step further and state...
• Re: Gasoline Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:16:40 -0500
  Gasoline Fuel Additive The most popular one seems to be Chevron with "Techroleane" (likely a misspelled). I have used it a few times and...
• Gasoline Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:59:35 +0700
  Hi, In Thailand, the recommended fuel additive as specified in Bently was not available. Anyone have experience using other brand for gasoline fuel additive...
• Re: Coolent Additive
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:11:46 -0500
  Some additives like Water Wetter are good... if you are having cooling problems or running a high performance engine that is overwhelming a stock...
• Additive
  Historical mailing list - Roch Cole
  Sat, 6 May 2000 11:05:09 EDT
  I heard this is an additive that is good for vanagon engines...I'm not sure of correct name..something like SWECO..southwest petroleum...
• Re: Fuel additives...
  Historical mailing list - Terrence Tickle
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:22:09 -0500
  I believe that the fuel additive referred to is Techron. > From owner-vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Thu Feb 4 01:53 EST 1999 > X...
• Re: Fuel additives...
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 01:56:55 -0500
  Fuel additive? Is not Dextron automatic transmission fluid? You sure about that name? -----Original Message----- From: Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM> To: vanagon...
• Additives, was: Additive
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 8 May 2000 10:56:48 -0400
  Roch- Three things about additives: 1. You will NEVER recoup the cost of the additive through improve economy or performance. 2. Some of additives...
• Improved fuel additive ZVW 239 003
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Improved fuel additive ZVW 239 003
  May 31, 1990
  ...REMOVAL Moderate to heavy deposits can also be removed with Autobahn Gasoline Additive, P/N: ZVW 239 003. When used as follows this additive...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:08:44 -0700
  Bernie wrote: > Chevron makes a variety of claims about the Techron fuel additive product. > In one claim Chevron says that their additive boosts fuel...
• Transmission Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 04:37:23 -0500
  Has anyone tried the SLICK 50 type (moly based) additives in their manual transmissions? Any success? 84 Westy "Wally"
• Re: Frequency of Oil Changes
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Tue, 5 Jul 1994 08:15:42 -0400 (EDT)
  On Sun, 3 Jul 1994, Will Self wrote: > Now, any recommendations on additives? Oils nowadays already have plenty of additives added (redundant), so additionial...
• Re: Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:33:51 -0700
  ...Fuel Additive Wipe out your fuel lines and pump diaphragm or mileage extender??? http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive...
• Oil Additive
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:17:00 -0400
  anyone ever used Lucas oil additive in their van's? They claim to extend engine life, improve performance, etc. Also good in the trany...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I think
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:30:13 -0600
  When discussing vehicle oil/lub additives, I think of them as being one of three classes: 1) Engine oil friction reducers. I've found...
• Re: Octane Rating for Waterboxers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 20:16:52 -0400
  ...Texaco trucks get the Texaco additive, Shell trucks get the Shell additive and so on. They typically have a generic additive (usually made by...
• Re: fuel additives
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:50:45 -0500
  ...This seems to be one of the fuel additives of choice for cleaning fuel systems. Available at most auto-parts superstores (kind of pricey...
• Link to Article on Additives
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 10:06:09 -0700
  This article is pretty good in discussing additives http://www.ll.net/spider/snake.htm Leif Paulsen '86 Syncro GL "Thor" Take a Liking...
• Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:25:11 -0500
  Wipe out your fuel lines and pump diaphragm or mileage extender??? http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive Stan Wilder...
• Re: Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:07:05 -0500
  ...Fuel Additive > > > Wipe out your fuel lines and pump diaphragm or mileage extender??? > > http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive...
• Re: Fuel additives...
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:47:52 EST
  ...Fuel additives... >> Comments: To: arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM >> To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com >> >> Fuel additive? Is not Dextron automatic transmission fluid? >> You sure about...
• Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I think
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:29:38 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: Oil Additive
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:24:12 EST
  Jeff, You may want to change the trans fluid, even before you add an additive. ( it`s cold, have Jiffy lube do it for...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,I think
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:25:04 -0500
  ...Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,I think > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 5:29 PM > > I am glad that Karl has...
• Additives for emmission reduction
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 03:24:11 -0400 (EDT)
  I have been offered an additive that is guaranteed to reduce the hydrocarbons at the exhaust to pass the state emmission inspection. Cost is...
• Re: Coolent Additive
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:29:42 -0600
  Redline makes a coolant additive called Water Wetter. It's intent is to improve the contact between the water and interior surfaces of the...
• Coolent Additive
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:45:38 -0500
  I was talking to a good vanagon mechanic, and he said that they add a "coolent additive" when they replace the anti-freeze. Has...
• Marvel Mystery Oil?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:11:54 -0400
  What is the technical effect when Marvel Mystery Oil is used as a gasoline additive at approximately 8 ounces per tankful. It seems to...
• Fuel additives...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:24:58 -0600
  Can anyone tell me where I can find the additive "Dextron" (or is it Dexatron)? I have tried several local FLAPS and two do...
• Gas Additive-Westy
  Historical mailing list - roch roch
  Sun, 4 Jun 2000 19:53:17 PDT
  ...Should I use some kind of gas additive since I won't be using it for awhile. what do you recommend? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:54:19 -0400
  A couple of weeks ago at Rooster's campout, one of the OVT members that had bought the Subaru additive reported on its use...
• Re: New bus
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:33:14 -0500
  I've seen a lot of references here to MMO as both an oil and fuel additive. Has anybody tried the Lucas line of...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,I think
  Historical mailing list - David Thompson
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:16:11 -0800
  ...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: Oil Additive
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:20:35 -0600
  ...Oil Additive Jeff, You may want to change the trans fluid, even before you add an additive. ( it`s cold, have Jiffy lube do...
• Re: Z Max
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:22:36 -0500
  All of these oil additives are snake oil. If you use the proper oil, and change it regularly, your engine will not die from...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I think
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:32:10 -0800
  ...I would like to stress that your right in the sense that I would not recommend putting any additives in your vehicle that has...
• Re: Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:14:44 -0700
  ...Fuel Additive > > > Wipe out your fuel lines and pump diaphragm or mileage extender??? > > http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 2 May 2005 06:46:11 -0700
  Thanks! I had clean forgotten about this additive with the reputed wondrous properties. I have a little camping trip coming up at the end...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:06:01 -0700
  ...This is the reason EVERY automotive manufacturer says additives will void your warranty, unless the additive is specifically called for in their service manuals...
• Re: Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:45:38 -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...
• fuel additive for gas guage
  Historical mailing list - ren ren
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:31:31 -0700
  ...Someone said that is because the strips that measure get corrosion or worn and suggested that a fuel additive might assist with lessening the...
• Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list - stanwild
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 23:51:31 -0500
  ...Anybody goot the scoop on the teflon oil additives in aircooled engines? I put some in and went about 400 miles and got scared...
• Marvel Mystery Oil; CD-2 Oil Detergent- Additives
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:23:41 PDT
  Out of curiosity, I have been experimenting with adding these two additives to my gas and oil respectively. I really wasn't expecting much...
• Re: Additives
  Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:49:52 -0500
  Thanks for responding about the oil additive. I thought maybe my keyboard had been set to 'invisible' when i typed that section of the...
• Diesel fuel additive recommendations & ...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 03:01:42 EST
  ...I'm wondering if any of you can recommend a fuel additive that would be appropriate for the mild Southern California climate I am...
• Addiatives, good or bad?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:59:05 -0400
  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: Propylene Glycol as Food Additive??? Was: Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:23:07 -0500
  ...Collins wrote: > DON'T use automotive antifreeze for this!! RV drinking water system antifreeze is propolene glycol, a common food additive, not the toxic...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I think
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:48:25 -0800
  ...Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise > Fixed, I think > > Hi Ken, > The stuff I added is an oil detergent....I wouldn't even...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:38:59 -0600
  ...Amsoil stated the difference between the two are the EP additives, GL- 5 have 50% more, these EP additive will corrode the gear syncros...
• Gasoline additives
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:08:10 -0800
  I've been reading the archives about gasoline additives. Many entries advise putting a quart of Automatic Transmission fluid (ATF) in a tank of...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:29:35 CDT
  ...REMOVAL Moderate to heavy deposits can also be removed with Autobahn Gasoline Additive, P/N: ZVW 239 003. When used as follows this additive...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:31:33 -0700
  ...It is extremely important to note that EP additives which contain phosphorous/sulfurous compounds are corrosive to yellow metals such as the copper and...
• What is your opinion on additives?
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:00:10 -0700
  Just wondering what everone's opinion is on using oil and gas additives like octane boosters, gas system cleaners, oil additives, etc. Thanks also...
• Re: Coolant Additive
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:45:47 -0700
  ...Coolant Additive > > Has anyone heard or used Water Wetter Super Coolant by Redline. > Supposedly it increases cooling efficiecy. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands...
• Re: Gasoline additives
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:49:25 -0800
  > I've been reading the archives about gasoline additives. Many entries advise putting a quart of Automatic Transmission fluid (ATF) in a tank of...
• Re: speaking of gas
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:59:10 -0500
  ...There are a couple of additives that are used, including ethanol, MBTE, and benzine (I think), to help mix the detergents with the gasoline...
• Re: Use of oil additive ZDDP
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 May 2009 22:56:13 -0400
  ...Use of oil additive ZDDP No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database...
• Re: Additives and Oil
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 13:09:38 PST
  The gang over at rec.moto went into great detail about additives. check out the info posted there by T.Coradeschi. Also, if you...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:48:33 -0700
  ...Imbalzano said, "Teflon is not useful as an ingredient in oil additives or oils used for internal combustion engines." At the time, DuPont threatened...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil; CD-2 Oil Detergent- Additives
  Historical mailing list - BILL V.
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 23:41:09 -0600
  ...Marvel Mystery Oil; CD-2 Oil Detergent- Additives > > > Out of curiosity, I have been experimenting with adding these two > additives > to my gas and...