"Faure, Marin" wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 18:26:34 -0400
> From: "Alex Maiolo" <Rovernut@nc.rr.com>
> Subject: LRO: Re: Re: Marvel mystery oil
>
> >Marin-
> Sometimes I think *you* have bananas in *your* rocker cover...
> I can only repeat what I have been told by a lot of mechanics over the
> years, automotive and aircraft, and to a man they lumped all additives
> together into their "worthless snake oil" categories. Marvel Mystery
> Oil was given the same cynical review as Slick-50, Prolong, STP, etc.
> Clever marketing, worthless product. That's what I've been told by
> a lot of professional mechanics who I figured knew what they were talking
> about, so I have no reason to dispute them. But I have no concrete proof
> of my own that additives do or don't work.
Actually, I have heard of (and used) a good use for STP. When you are
building up an engine use STP (straight) instead of oil. Back when my
dad had a garage (late '60s early '70s) they built a lot of race engines
and used this method. Seems the STP did a good job of lubricating
everything on the first start before the pump got pressure up (and made
STP happy -- they could say they used STP in advertising).
He never did this on aircraft engines, just used straight mineral oil.
Steve
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