I had good lick unfreezing an old Hemi with marvel mystery oil and about a week of jiggling it with a wrench a bit every day.
>From: grntrks@juno.com
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Best Penetrating oil
>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:48:04 -0600
>
>Hi to all,
>20 years ago ( or there-about ) an old tractor mechanic I knew told me he
>used Iodine in stuck tractor engines. Not the tincture mix you buy in the
>drug store, but the straight stuff. Seems it is caustic enough to disolve
>the rust in the cylinders in a short time. However, it will also
>"disolve" your hide if you spill it on yourself. Just FYI from an
>old-timer.
>
>I think straight Iodine is now a controlled substance (i.e. hazardous
>chemical ), Don't know for certain. But, it will do the trick on rings
>rusted to the cylinder wall.
>
>Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
>MVPA 14530
>'45 GMC 353 DUKW
>
>
>On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:31:30 -0800 Buzz <buzz@softcom.net> writes:
> >
> > Aaron,
> > I gotta disagree with you on Kroil. I've got a seized L134 engine
> > that has the head off and the
> > cylinders looked good so I put about a 1/4" of Kroil on each piston.
> > Once a month I try to turn it
> > with a LONG torque amplifier on the wrench but so far it hasn't
> > budged, so I add more Kroil and wait
> > another month.
> > I've been working on vehicles for 50 years and have yet to find a
> > penetrating oil that REALLY works.
> > They all seem pretty much the same to me.
> > My solution is a 1/2" impact wrench then if that fails I use the
> > fire wrench!
> >
> > Kent,
> > Do you think that Lube Job is up to the challange?
> > I'll email you my address off line and try it in the engine.
> >
> > Buzz
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:20:54 -0800, you wrote:
> > >
> > >http://www.kanolabs.com/
> > >
> > >I was introduced to Kroil by this list a couple years ago, and it's
> > the
> > >best penetrating lube I've ever used. I only wish I knew about it
> > >earlier, as it would have saved me a lot of bolts and parts on my
> > M38A1.
> > >Things that I thought were seized and long gone could now be
> > recovered
> > >with this stuff. I can't praise it enough. Last year I used it to
> > free
> > >up a seized model airplane engine that was in storage for over 10
> > years.
> > >Too bad I failed to properly set the programmable trim on that
> > radio
> > >controller, but that's another story.
> > >
> > >
> > >Aaron Horrocks
> > >ARG, NRA, Mopar Alley, & MVCC Member
> > >1952 M38A1
> > >1970 Plymouth
> >
> >
> > Ok, here's the info on Lube Job:
> >
> > Price per can: $3.69
> > Price per case: $36.24 ($3.02/Can)
> > Shipping to the East Coast (case): $8
> > Shipping to the West Coast (case): $11
> > Shipping for a single can to anywere (USPS): $4
> >
> > Anyone interested, let me know.
> >
> > Also, for anyone that scoffs at Lube Job, I'll offer you a
> > challenge, I'll send you one can, free,
> > to try. If you don't like it, I'll pay to send it back. If you like
> > it, You pay me...simple offer.
> > Takers?
> >
> > Kent
> >
> >
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>
>Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
>MVPA 14530
>'45 GMC 353 DUKW
>"On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking
>
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