"Pedersen, Michael" wrote:
>
> Hans Brouwer wrote:
>
> "Canadian Tire has marvel mystery oil on sale at 40% off."
>
> When I was a kid, I would mow this old guys yard, and he would have me add
> Marvels to the lawnmower fuel!!!  It came in a cool red, black, and white 1
> quart can.  On the can it recommended that you put it in just about
> everything...he did.  When I stopped into Canadian Tire a few weeks back to
> buy some (I didn't), all I could find was a little (half pint, maybe)
> plastic bottle of Marvels Mystery Oil Gas Additive, looked like a STP
> bottle.  It wasn't called top cylinder lube as I remember it.  It had one of
> those annoying foil seals on it, so I couldn't see it (isn't it red?) or
> smell it (probably would scare the sales people anyhow..."huffer in aisle
> 4")  Is this the same stuff?  I'm suspicious 'cause I've found with other
> products even though the labels may be the same, it's different stuff, made
> by a different company.  A1 steak sauce is a glaring example.  Same label,
> two different companies, two different tastes...

They still make the stuff i the tin can with all the same claims on the
side.

They stuff you saw was prob a different formula meant for cleaning
injectors.

Everybody and their brother has a FI cleaner on the market so they are
rebranding some.

Go by a Walmart or something, you'll still see old school MM on the
shelf.

TBerk