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Re: [TR] Marvel mystery oil

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Subject: Re: [TR] Marvel mystery oil
From: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 18:21:44 -0500
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We used to make a cocktail of MMO, Acetone, and automatic trans fluid (???
could be in place of MMO) that we would pour into the old  stuck engines
that we came across....

I think there were some other lubricants/solvents in there as well :) but I
can't remember.   I remember one where I hung a cinder block from a cheater
pipe on the crank while it worked it's marvel magic. About a month later
the crank moved and the block was resting on the floor.   It did run, but
not well.  But was much easier to tear down vs stuck engine.

On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 10:28=E2=80=AFPM Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com=
> wrote:

> My automotives prof at university in the late 1970s called all those
> things "gas house drip".  I've always liked that descriptive term.  It's
> probably pretty accurate, too.
>
> I can't imagine that there's any significant difference between any of
> those products for what you're trying to do, Sujit.  I'd guess than any
> non-drying oil would probably work.  (For long-term storage of my engines
> I've usually used a good shot of SAE-30 in the spark plug holes -- enough
> to fully wet the perimeter of each piston so the rings get fully wetted.
>  If you can turn the engine, it would probably be good to move the valves
> for a different combination of open and closed across the cylinders, so t=
he
> ones open to moisture have a chance to be kept free and cycle another set
> of cylinders open to ambient.
>
> On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 2:13=E2=80=AFPM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.=
com>
> wrote:
>
>> That looks like the stuff, although my supply is so old that it's in a
>> metal can.  Might qualify as an antique by now.
>>
>> It has a distinctive smell, which I find particularly pleasing.  What
>> the mystery is is indeterminate, but it won't do any harm to put some
>> in the cylinders and let it soak before you turn it over.  Don't use
>> too much if you plan to try and crank it up.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 11:52=E2=80=AFPM Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com=
> wrote:
>> >
>> > I have  a Stag engine here in the USA and folks have said to pour  thi=
s
>> stuff into each cylinder.
>> > I went on their website and they have a few products.
>> > Do I get his one and how much do I pour done each cylinder?
>> >
>> >
>> https://marvelmysteryoil.com/collections/recreational/products/marvel-my=
stery-oil
>> >
>> > The engine has been sitting idle for many years, I have not tried to
>> turn it over.
>> >
>> > Regards, Sujit
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sujit Roy
>> > Cupertino, California
>> >
>> > https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
>> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">We used to make a cocktail of MMO, Acetone, and automatic =
trans fluid (??? could be in place of MMO) that we would pour into the old=
=C2=A0 stuck engines that we came across....<div><br></div><div>I think the=
re were some other lubricants/solvents in there as well :) but I can&#39;t =
remember.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I remember one where I hung a cinder block from a che=
ater pipe on the crank while it worked it&#39;s marvel magic. About a month=
 later the crank moved and the block was resting on the floor.=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
It did run, but not well.=C2=A0 But was much easier to tear down vs stuck e=
ngine.=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 10:28=E2=80=AFPM Don Hiscock &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com";>don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">My automotives p=
rof at university in the late 1970s called all those things &quot;gas house=
 drip&quot;.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve always liked that descriptive term.=C2=A0 It&#3=
9;s probably=C2=A0pretty accurate, too.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" s=
tyle=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-size:small">I can&#39;t imagine that there&#39;s any significant differe=
nce between any of those products for what you&#39;re trying to do, Sujit.=
=C2=A0 I&#39;d guess than any non-drying oil would probably work.=C2=A0 (Fo=
r long-term storage of my engines I&#39;ve usually used a good shot of SAE-=
30 in the spark plug holes -- enough to fully wet the=C2=A0perimeter of eac=
h piston so=C2=A0the rings get fully wetted.=C2=A0 =C2=A0If you can turn th=
e engine, it would probably=C2=A0be good to move the=C2=A0valves for a diff=
erent combination of open and closed across the cylinders, so the ones open=
 to moisture=C2=A0have a chance to be kept free and cycle another set of cy=
linders open to ambient.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 2:13=E2=80=AFPM Jeff =
Scarbrough &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">fis=
hplate@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex">That looks like the stuff, although my supply is so old tha=
t it&#39;s in a<br>
metal can.=C2=A0 Might qualify as an antique by now.<br>
<br>
It has a distinctive smell, which I find particularly pleasing.=C2=A0 What<=
br>
the mystery is is indeterminate, but it won&#39;t do any harm to put some<b=
r>
in the cylinders and let it soak before you turn it over.=C2=A0 Don&#39;t u=
se<br>
too much if you plan to try and crank it up.<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 11:52=E2=80=AFPM Sujit Roy &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tri=
umphstag@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">triumphstag@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I have=C2=A0 a Stag engine here in the USA and folks have said to pour=
=C2=A0 this stuff into each cylinder.<br>
&gt; I went on their website and they have a few products.<br>
&gt; Do I get his one and how much do I pour done each cylinder?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://marvelmysteryoil.com/collections/recreational/produ=
cts/marvel-mystery-oil" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://marvel=
mysteryoil.com/collections/recreational/products/marvel-mystery-oil</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The engine has been sitting idle for many years, I have not tried to t=
urn it over.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Regards, Sujit<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; --<br>
&gt; Sujit Roy<br>
&gt; Cupertino, California<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/"; rel=3D"noreferrer" =
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