There's Teflon in some oils sold for additives.  Pretty slippery stuff.  Good for engines?  I don't know.  I don't use it.  DMc

---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Hey speaking of STP...I recall when they were actively advertising that
> product they had a commercial on television showing a guy trying to lift or
> hold onto a bladed screwdriver (blade up/handle down) that had been dipped
> into STP.  He couldn't do it.  I tried it and couldn't either.  I used STP
> in some of my higher mileage engines, based on that characteristic it had to
> be *really really* slippery.  Normal motor oil wouldn't make the screwdriver
> 'squirt' out of my grip, but the STP certainly did so.  Something besides
> just thick oil in there, I think.
>   Don Hanson
>
> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 12:21 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>wrote:
>
> > At 01:28 PM 6/18/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >
> >> there are lots of oils on the market that are supposed to be
> >> beneficial when used in conjunction with regular oils in old or worn
> >> engines.  Most of these are just thick oils.  If they are helpful,
> >> why not just use a thicker oil to start with, which has other good
> >> properties?  If gasoline additives sold in a bottle are so good, why
> >> not get gasoline with those things already in it?
> >>
> >
> > Watch out, David -- STP has the Granatelli hit team headed in your
> > direction right now.  Some things are Too Dangerous to Know...
> >
> > :)
> > d
> >

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David McNeely