jjbula,
no that was not a typo,I was speaking of 3500 RPM and NO
I do not contemplate using this product,the board was young,not many posts so posted this to have more than three threads,thought it would die a slow death but it still is coming up,,ask Bob,I mailed him way back that I would post stuff to get some things going on the board as at the time it was stagnate. I used the Rislone every winter in my truck for 20 years or so without any obvious problems,had 210K" maybe more I forget" when sold,running great
Marvel Mystery oil is a surfactent with who knows what else in it. I have taken and soaked the cylinders down through the intake and spark plug holes and let set,crank and set for periods of 30+ hours and found it seems to effectively remove carbon and give a a power gain. In the old days the label said something to the effect if it was burnt in the ring area the result would be a harmless residue or something to that effect that would still lubricate,I beleive it was a disclaimer of sorts but has been ommited from the labels found now. That alone might tell the flash point is low,just guessing.
It states on the front label" Marvel Mystery oil since 1923 Ultimate in engine protection"
79 years later,it's still a mystery! I bet it was used successfully to help cold oil from congealing in the early days,except I don't know what causes oil to congeal,never heard of a anti congealing additive in a oil
,guessing others don't either considering no answers to my post about gelled oil down below
I have thrown some in the gas tank before long pulls with the truck before but now have discovered the Lucas fuel treatment,, I get a great deal on it through some friends and have noticed some positives already,I only bought it as a upper cylinder lube to use on a new car while breaking in,now using it 3 tanks then one without
I think somone spoke of it smelling good? It don't hold a candle to the Auto -RX .That does not smell like a motor oil additive I smelled before. Patman,your thoughts on the smell of the RX?
So no,dragboat is not a closet MMoil user
[ August 14, 2002, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: dragboat ]