Originally Posted By: addyguy
Wynn's used to make a product called 'Friction Proofing', it came in a small purple bottle. It's been revealed here that it was 83% kero.
I've seen this product advertised forever - it dates back to 1939. Their MSDS product sheet says 'Petroleum Oil 40-50%' and 'Contains no other ingredients now known to be hazardous as defined by OSHA 29CFR 910.1000(z) and 29CFR 1910.1200.' The '40-50%' is probably kerosene or something close to it. We can only speculate on the remaining 50-60% (but colored water is always popular)
Maybe Chestien Wynn (said to be 'a 70 year old retired attorney with an interest in lubrication chemistry') simply read the SAE recommendation up above and decided to bottle some kerosene. If he were alive today, he'd probably be a contributor to BITOG.
Originally Posted By: addyguy
I used to add 1-2 bottles every OCI to a 1985 Buick Skyhawk I had because it was brutally cheap, and I thought it would eliminate wear in the engine, LOL! I don't know if it actually did any good, but it didn't do any harm...I saw the car running around for years after I got rid of it.
So maybe it worked! As you note, it didn't do any harm, and the car was running around for years.
There is at least one other message in this thread: the oil gospel according to SAE (or any other group) that is delivered today may be discarded tomorrow.