----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- At 10:34 AM 10/12/00 -0700, John Cooper wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any
>advice in this forum.]---- >In a message dated 10/11/00 3:40:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > How many of you out there are using Marvel mystery oil? > >I think MMO is pure snake oil. The concentrartions it's used in (in fuel) >are too small for it to possibly have a significant effect. Back when I was doing boats, we had problems with sticky valves in Universal Atomic (aka Anemic) 4 engines like I was running. It was due to LACK of lead in unleaded fuel, as on some engines the lead is a lubricant. The manufacturer said to run a cup or so of Marvel in every 10 gallons or so of gas (as I recall). Hell, the things smoked like chimneys anyway. The evidence that it worked was anecdotal, but there was a LOT of anecdotal evidence that it did work. Since having a valve stick on the briny sucks almost as bad as it does in the air, especially when you have to go upwind to your marina in San Francisco Bay, we stuck with it pretty faithfully. I agree... ...I wouldn't put it in the oil. It's a thin oil, and it's going to play havoc with your viscosity, not to mention not having proper 'ashless dispersant' qualities as specified for our engines. But there is enough historical evidence that it *seems* to help low-tech engines that, although I don't run it myself, I would consider putting it through the fuel in a baby Continental whose valves were acting up. Greg __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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