Looks and smells like ATF to me.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: Marvel Mystery Oil

This stuff has been around forever, and the label proves it.
Private
pilots swear by it, where an engine failure is a bit more
consequential
than for us.  It is a thin oil with strong solvent/detergent
properties.  I have heard of freeing frozen engines by pouring
it into
the cylinders and nudging a car (or tractor) forward and
backward
occasionally over a period of days until the engine breaks free
(manual
transmissions only!).  I have used it as a top oil in the past,
and I
use it during the break-in period after rebuilding an engine.
It is
also favored by many two cycle engine mechanics for outboards,
lawnmowers, etc.  It dissolves and suspends deposits so they can
be
drained out when the oil is changed.

Oh, yes, I have also used it to quiet my Vanagon's lifters, and
they are
still going strong after 200,000 miles.  I agree that it is too
expensive to use all the time as a preventive however.

Bulley wrote:
>
> Marvel Mystery Oil does everything it claims, in my
experience. You may
> want to run a search (Snap, Altavista, etc.) on it. I just
read an article
> about it that described the ingredients in some detail.
Contains a lot of a
> substance the aircraft folks use to keep thing s pearly clean
inside
> airplane motors, plus a bunch of other detergents and
viscosity enhancers.
>
> The downside-don't get carried away with it. It isn't cheap,
and the
> benefits quickly outweigh the costs. I prefer it as a remedy
(stuck valves,
> dirty fuel system) rather than a preventative. Further, too
much in either
> the oil or the fuel can cause problems. Follow the directions.
>

--
Stuart MacMillan
Manager, Case Program
800-909-8244 ext 208

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