[Healeys] Fwd: Fw: Marvel Mystery Oil

[Chris Dimmock]

> I'm with you Fred.
> I put castor oil in my fuel too, when I'm at the track. Have since 1985
> My dad was a real fan of castor oil when we were kids. Fix any ailment.
> By the tablespoon.... Sicker you were, more you got.... And he bought glass
bottles of the stuff. Must have been on special...
> That's what I still use. Dads new old stock...  Glass bottles!!
> And I can tell you. I'd rather the castor oil coming out of my Healey
exhaust, rather than mine.
> And the best smell??  The Healey's everytime!!
> ;-)
> And some metho. Metho absorbs water. Even though I have an alloy tank, I
still put a cup of metho in every year. Absorbs water, which you don't want in
your fuel tank!
> Methylated Spirits.
> Best
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 25/04/2012, at 5:29 PM, "Fred Crowley" <fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com>
wrote:
>
>> Yup b 100% castor oil. With respect to octane ratings I donbt have a
clue
>> since Ibm using 110 leaded racing fuel....
>> Fred
>>
>> From: Derek Job
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:48 AM
>> To: Fred Crowley
>> Cc: AustinHealey List
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: Marvel Mystery Oil
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> Great stuff Fred. I love that smell. Unfortunately using Castrol racing
oil
>> means more frequent engine rebuilds as it gums up the works. Maybe a bit
of
>> castor oil in the fuel is the way to go. Presumably though this will lower
the
>> overall octane level. Or would the effect be insignificant.
>>
>> Is it 100% castor oil that you buy?
>>
>> Derek
>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:29 AM, Fred Crowley
>> <fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com> wrote:
>>
>> I buy castor oil in a gallon container (off the internet) and add a couple
>> of glugs (must be very precisely measured) to about 5 gallons of gas in my
>> vintage racing '62 3000.

>>  smells real good, just like it was in the day when castor oil was in
>> the sump.

>>  I may not be the fastest, but I
>> sure smell authentic (there's a lot of leeway for comments here!).
>>
>> A side effect I've noticed is that cylinder bore wear, vales, and rings
show
>> minimal signs of wear. I built up the current engine in the car about 10
years
>> ago. With 6-7 hard racing weekends a year, the leak down is still less
than
>> 1%.
>> Cheers, Fred
>> a.k.a Team Healey Texas
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Dick Matson
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 11:38 PM
>> To: AustinHealey List
>> Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Marvel Mystery Oil
>>
>> I acquired a 5-gallon 'drum' of Marvel Mystery Oil a long time ago.
>> add
>> a couple caps full in the Austin Healey gas tank once in a while.  Doesn't
>> seem to hurt a thing.
>>
>> Dick