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Date:         Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:39:39 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Techron
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTinAGzuZyX4Dyuu3et5UiOqCLSvI7QWYlj7NS0Pf@mail.gmail.com>
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There's Teflon in some oils sold for additives. Pretty slippery stuff. Good for engines? I don't know. I don't use it. DMc

---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hey speaking of STP...I recall when they were actively advertising that > product they had a commercial on television showing a guy trying to lift or > hold onto a bladed screwdriver (blade up/handle down) that had been dipped > into STP. He couldn't do it. I tried it and couldn't either. I used STP > in some of my higher mileage engines, based on that characteristic it had to > be *really really* slippery. Normal motor oil wouldn't make the screwdriver > 'squirt' out of my grip, but the STP certainly did so. Something besides > just thick oil in there, I think. > Don Hanson > > On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 12:21 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>wrote: > > > At 01:28 PM 6/18/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > > >> there are lots of oils on the market that are supposed to be > >> beneficial when used in conjunction with regular oils in old or worn > >> engines. Most of these are just thick oils. If they are helpful, > >> why not just use a thicker oil to start with, which has other good > >> properties? If gasoline additives sold in a bottle are so good, why > >> not get gasoline with those things already in it? > >> > > > > Watch out, David -- STP has the Granatelli hit team headed in your > > direction right now. Some things are Too Dangerous to Know... > > > > :) > > d > >

-- David McNeely


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