Hi All...regarding the adding of Marvel oil as a lubricant for the motor....does this ONLY apply if the motor has sat for a long time?..what, if anything, would it provide for a recently rebuilt motor (menaing with less than 50,000 miles since the rebuild)...also, just HOW MUCH Marvel does one add when adding to a motor or as a gas additive? Thanks all!!! Dan Melnik ---- ajl <alacaria@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: ============= Marvel is the best for oil and gas it gas been around for years and unlike all the other new additives that come out, you will not see it in a few years in the clearance bin. At 09:15 AM 6/27/2006 -0400, you wrote: >My intuitive brain can't address the accuracy of the numbers here, but I >have done the same thing with success. In particular, after getting my '55 >Imperial running after its long sleep (1965 through 1997) I used this >product as an additive in the gas and oil over an extended period and >noticed a big improvment in oil/gas consumption, as well as smoothness and >power. > >I have also used minimal amounts of ATF (Dextron) in both gas and oil, at >the suggestion of a stock car racer pal, and believed that it helped quiet >down noisy (but not very loud to begin with) lifters. It is an excellent >lubricant and also acts as a detergent to dislodge "engine crud" from the >inside of the crank case. It is safer and more gradual than so called >"engine cleaners". If an engine is believed to have an internal build up >problem, the best way to deal with it is to remove the oil pan and >actually clean it out, rather than rely on a can of anything. > >Paul W. >-----Original Message----- >From: paul knisely <thestocksguy@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:41:26 -0700 >Subject: IML: Additives > >My machinist uses Marvel Mystery oil for a gas mix, and I had the pleasure >of seeing the strip-down, and I bore miked the six holes - all had 3.5-4.5 >bore wear - deep, shallow, 90 degree - and then he told me it was almost >twelve years since he rebuilt it and had covered 133,000 miles. I asked >him why the pistons weren't pounded out (the way he drives !), and the >rings still retained their .02" end gaps. He popped the trunk where the >engine periphery was, and pulled out a can of MARVEL, told me the periodic >maintainance it had satisfied, because we do not have an upper cylinder >lubricant anymore. > Paul T. > Knisely (Seattle) >From: randalpark@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: IML: Additives >Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:47:18 -0400 > >When I was driving my Imperials as everyday cars through the middle 1980's >I used an additive called Instead of Lead by Bardhal. Since then, I don't >use anything but Premium Unleaded fuel. The cars are driven occassionally >on combined city/country 40 trips mixing speeds of 50 through 75mph. I >haven't seen any ill effects. If I was running them frequently on long >distance, high speed trips, I would probably use an additive. I have heard >that valve wear will occur after about 70,000 miles. At that point I am >thinking it wouldn't hurt to do a valve job anyway, and while I'm at it, >do it right with hardened valves and valve seats. > >Paul W. > >-----Original Message----- >From: YBSHORE@xxxxxxx >To: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Cc: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:37:03 EDT >Subject: IML: Additives > >Peoples, > > Is it best to run a lead additive and 93 octane or is there a better > combo. > >Jack > >1956 Imperial Sedan w/354 and three speed Torqueflight >---------- ><http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100122638x1081283466x1074645346/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com>Check >out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. >All on demand. Always Free. > >----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This >message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to >mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with >everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should >be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to >http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > >---------- ><http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100122638x1081283466x1074645346/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom>Check >out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. >All on demand. Always Free. ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm