Re: [MV] New Gas

Skip Woods (swoods@samnet.net)
Tue, 10 Nov 1998 08:50:08 -0500

I had an "old time mechanic" tell me the same thing. He told me to put in a
little baby jar full of Marvel Mystery Oil in the gas tank with each fill
up. No problems so far either.

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> From: dvsww2 <dvsww2@cyberhighway.net>
> To: mil-veh@skylee.com
> Subject: [MV] New Gas
> Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 8:18 PM
>
> Maybe, I'm wrong but seems to me one thing the unleaded gas lacks was the
> lubrication properties of leaded gas involving the valve guides and
seats.
> Since unleaded came about, I've ran a bit of synthetic 2 stroke oil in
with
> the gas to help with the lubrication loss. Don't rat me off to the DEQ,
> but this is the same idea from back in the 50's with additives used as a
> top oil such as Bardahl. This might cool things off on combustion also.

> So far no trouble but I don't drive my old stuff that much. I based my
> opinion with an oldtime mechanic who had been around circle track racing
> and he felt that the bit of synthetic would help where you didn't have
> hardened seats and guides. So far everything is living and running, so
> maybe he was correct.
>
>
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