[Tigers] Two Questions

[Gary]

Machinist's Workshop magazine tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted
nuts.  They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrants with the
control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically
rusted" environment. The results are as follows;   
Penetrating oil..... Average  load
None ..................... 516  pounds
WD-40 .................. 238  pounds
PB Blaster ............. 214  pounds
Liquid Wrench ..... 127 pounds
Kano Kroil ............ 106  pounds
ATF-Acetone mix....53 pounds
The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50-50 automatic transmission
fluid and acetone.


--- On Wed, 4/4/12, Tony McNulty <bamcnulty at optonline.net> wrote:


From: Tony McNulty <bamcnulty at optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Two Questions
To: "Jim" <jimmc13 at hughes.net>, tigers at Autox.Team.Net
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7:32 AM


Jim:

Kroil is usually considered the best of the commercial products, but there's a
homebrew that's better.  Try a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF.  I mix it in a
baby food jar -- shake well, let it settle, shake again (several times). Be
careful using it around painted surfaces.  I have an article somewhere that
comares all of the better known products -- if anyone cares, I'll try and dig
it out the information.

Tony McNulty
B382001321




----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <jimmc13 at hughes.net>
To: <tigers at Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:35 AM
Subject: [Tigers] Two Questions


> Morning Listers:
>
> My 1966 is in the shop and progress being made on the body work, this
> prompts 2 questions:
>
> 1. Below the spare tire hold down bracket, is there a hole in the trunk
> pan sheet metal which would have a grommet or is it open to the outside
> world?  If a grommet, what is diameter? Or is there no hole?
> 2. In the recent thread on vent window removal, one of you listed a
> penetrating oil with a name beginning with an "I" I think.  What is that
> stuff, better than Kroil or PB?
>
> Thanks for the help.  I'll be back with more [questions]!
> Jim McLaughlin
> B382000175
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