Recent content by SlamFire

Let me suggest you go to an Autoparts store and rent a coolant system pressure tester. I am of the opinion, having gone through this on another vehicle, that you have an internal leak. If you have a leaking/blown head gasket, due to a warped engine block or warped cylinder head, than coolant...

Originally Posted By: billt460 Originally Posted By: SlamFire ......The shelf life of most Penrite greases is about 5 years. However, Steering Box Lubricant and Semi Fluid Grease only have a 2 year shelf life. ...I don’t know why these semi fluid greases have such a short shelf life, maybe the...

Quote: I use engine oil on all my guns that have a oil pump and oil feed lines to the bearings. LOL! I think the recommendations I have seen so far in this thread , and in the ignorance expressed on this site about semi fluid greases, are based on the fact that Walmart does not carry semi...

I have been using Mobil 1 for decades as a firearms lubricant. I think it is great stuff. I started using LSA in my match AR15's, match M1a's, and never had an issue with the lubricant. However, I keep my firearms clean and lubricated, a typical NRA highpower match is 88 rounds total, and I...

I purchased a couple of quarts of LSA from Numrich. https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/281390 The lubricant semi fluid oil appears to be made in 1990 or have an expiration date of 1990. I have been using the stuff, as long as I shake it up well, it works. I pour LSA from the can into...

I believe I had Texaco Havoline coolant problems. My 3.9 Liter Dodge engine was made before Texaco Havoline orange coolant came on the market, but based on the bottle claims of compatibility and longevity, I decided to use it. What the stuff did was to eat seals in the cooling system, cause...

When Texaco Havoline first came out with their orange coolant, I was impressed by the claims on the bottle, and used the stuff in a mid nineties Dodge Dakota. Very soon afterwards I had coolant leaks and a cracked cylinder head. Combustion gases leaked through that crack and pressurized the...