Now Jim, I can guarantee you that 90% of all professional mechanics can't
reason at a high enough level to figure that out. Most couldn't fix a
lawn mower with $100 bill. Marin's problem is listen to professional
mechanics. I am one and I supervise 15 others and not one of those can
tell the difference between objective and subjective, but that doesn't
stop any one from drawing objective conclusions from small batches of
subjective data. I have a group leader who will tell you that you can't
rering a Honda Prelude engine and have it not burn oil. His data pool is
2 engines he didn't bother to read the precautions about before he honed
the cylinders. This is typical. Drawing conclusions when all the
variables are not controlled is risky business. The techs that understand
that keep there mouths shout, the ones that don't don't.
chris hall
On Sat, 26 May 2001 01:44:53 -0400 "James G.Wolf" <elvenwood@whro.net>
writes:
> >In the thirty-plus years I have been driving cars, trucks, heavy
> equipment,
> >and airplanes, I have NEVER had a single professional mechanic say
> anything
> >good about any of the oil and fuel additives that are or have been
> on the
> market.
>
> I bet you never had a Butcher tell you fat (choice) beef was bad for
> you
> either, or pork
> or lamb or chicken. There is a reason for this it's called JOB
> SECURITY. If
> a product
> does what it says and what it says is within reason then you don't
> show up
> at the shop
> as often and they can't get into your wallet as deeply. I will grant
> you
> most of the
> ones that sound like snake oil are crap, but several like MM oil
> and
> Hi-tack are really
> good products, another is the lead replacement sold by Southern
> States Farm
> Co-op for
> older tractors that need leaded gas. There are so many around here
> that
> they pre-mix it
> before delivery.
>
> Jim Wolf
>
>
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