"So I'm backing Stan the Man!"
Jesus Christ!
It took you long enough to say it.
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I can't believe Marvel Mystery Oil, its really a US Product. You should
be importing it, you'll make a fortune.
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Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 23:09:42 +0100 Clive Smith
<clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM> writes:
> Presumably these weirdly named products 'Marvel Mystery Oil' is what
> int he
> UK we would call a Monomolecular Oil additive (e.g. F-1), or even
> more
> generically, a surface modifier lubricant. If so, these lubricant
> additives,
> drastically increasing ultimate dry load bearing capacity and with
> side
> effects as described, freeing up carbon deposits (not always a good
> thing
> for v. high mileage engines) and particularly freeing up sticky
> ring
> grooves - could in this instance prove the case. After a few
> thousand miles
> and a subsequent oil change (don't leave it too long), retaking the
> pressures should prove the point: if there is no substantial change
> in the
> discrepancy (though undoubtedly there will be an overall
> improvement) then
> its likely your valves/seats or head gasket  are the cause.
>
> The side to side difference might have been caused by local
> overheating on
> one side and not the other.
>
> If the monomolecular surface modifier additive works, then maybe we
> might
> even hear it being called the 'Magical Mystery Toil', with due
> deference to
> the Beatles.
>
> So I'm backing Stan the Man!
>
> Clive Alive
> '88 Syncro Transporter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Compression Question
>
>
> > You have a lot of miles left in that engine if you don't demand
> perfect
> > performance.
> > Try running some marvel mystery oil (about a quart) mixed with
> your
> > regular oil in the crankcase for about 1000 miles. (don't overfill
> the
> > crank case) It will free up sticky rings, remove sludge from your
> engine,
> > clean your lifters. Also run about 8 oz in every tank of gas for
> that
> > 1000 miles, it will de carbonize the heads, valves, stems,
> guides.
> > Then recheck your compression.
> > You should get more balanced readings unless you have a head
> gasket leak.
> > This is a $8.00 fix so give it a try.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> > 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
> >
> > On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:01:08 -0700 Larry Chase
> <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> > writes:
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > Not being a gear head ...... would I be safe in assuming that a
> 2.1
> > > WBX
> > > Engine with the following compression readings is in need of a
> > > rebuild?
> > >
> > > 1=130, 2=125, 3=160 and 4=165
> > >
> > > Larry Chase
> > > 85 Westy "RoadHaus"
> > > Mesa,  AZ
> > >
> >
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