FYI,

As far as fluids like GM dextron that is true, but I believe fluids free of
friction modifiers are still available.  Ford type F fluid as of a couple
years ago does not contain these additives.

So it all depends on what you use I guess.
JOhnny t

On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 07:13:31 -0400, G. Matthew Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-
HEWLETT.COM> wrote:

>I don't have a ton of knowledge on this, but on the diesel lists I'm on
>ATF has fallen into disfavor of late as any sort of fuel/combustion
>additive/detergent.
>
>Apparently the refiner/producers now add "friction enhancers" to the mix
>that somehow aid the torque converter into beig more efficient, and
>these friction enhancers are not friendly to the injection/combustion
>process.
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of SpaceKommander
>Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:24 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Compression Question
>
>Well, it's close to fryday . . . .
>
>>Also, another thing that really gets rid of the carbon build up is the
>old
>>school pouring tranny fluid into the carb.....It burns that carbon out
>of
>>the chamber..............
>
>A buddy of mine in high school had a car that he hooked an extra
>windshield
>washer tank and pump up to - that had the hose vent in to the carb -
>he's
>fill the extra tank with automatic tranny fluid then hit the extra
>"spray"
>switch and the AT fluid would be dumped to the carb - he'd have to
>downshift to keep it running and get the revs up - but huge clouds of
>blue
>smoke would come pouring out the tailpipe like james Bond . . . .