04 Nov 11 09:53, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:


 RW>> TW> Rembember Risolne Engine Treatment? That is what I used to use
 RW>> in the
 RW>> TW> old cars I bought. But if it works jsut as good of course ATF
 RW>> would
 RW>> TW> be cheaper.

 RW>> I haven't seen any Rislone in a long time.

 TW> Here is a list of places where you might find Resilone, Which by the
 TW> way is owned apparently by the Bar's Leak peopel.

Perhaps I should have said I haven't seen any on the shelf in ages,
probably because I'm not looking for it.

 TW> O'Reilly Auto Parts             http://www.oreillyauto.com

I'll look when I visit them next time.

 RW>> TW> I rembember people doing that. Because it is such a lousy
 RW>> lubricant
 RW>> TW> and so thin, It is probobly a -30 weight, I did not think it was
 RW>> a
 RW>> TW> good idea even if the engine was only run for 20 minutes

 RW>> I think it's thinner than that, maybe a 10 weight. Adding a quart of
 RW>> 30 weight oil helps, even if it is diluted by the kerosene, it will
 RW>> lub well enough. In a high compression engine, I wouldn't use this
 RW>> method unless it was already worn out.

 TW> I was inplying a weight numbeer LESS then Zero for Kerosene.
 TW> IT is much thinner then 10 weight.

Specific gravity of 10w oil is less than water, where water is 1 {at} 60F,
10w oil is .88-.94, diesel fuel is .88-1.08 and kerosene is .78-.82...

I wasn't that far off...


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