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I use to put it in the dampers on side draft SU carburetors. They called for a light machine oil best as I can remember. it would work for that, although working with Volvos and MGs from back in the 60s and early 70s...SU Carbs called for ATF in the dash pots.... to get higher performance tho, 20W50 in them was used by a lot of guys...friend who raced an MGB showed me that.... tried it in my 68 Volvo wagon, and worked real wellin the mountains or high speed running in rural areas or on freeway.. not so much around town... That's interesting. Never really thought much about it but I can see where the higher viscosity might help with any throttle stall in the higher vacuum ranges. I've always tried to stay in the 15-20 wt range on my skinners. ATF falls into that range nicely where as MMO runs abit lower than that on the scale.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Worked at a store with a guy for 13+ years ,he bought a brand new for pick up in the mid 90's added m m oil at every change....3years later ....new motor time ..... guy ran the trk to work as a daily driver ,the bed was still NEW ! Count me out ....
I work harder than a ugly stripper....
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I am told that it is a good replacement for KY as well. Yeah but you go "boing!" when you're at that old timey garage and you catch a whiff of that unique odor which can be embarrassing. Used it as a substitute for kerosine in Ed's Red. Don't know if it adds anything but the mix works really well. And smells good. (No, I don't mean as in the first paragraph.)
The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh
Which explains a lot.
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Campfire Tracker
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Used it to lubricate air tools for years.
I used to add it to the fuel on older diesels, but don't know if it's compatible with newer emissions systems. +1 I mostly use it for air tools. MMO makes a different oil for air tools but I never buy or use any thing special. It also works great for tap and die jobs.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much" Teddy Roosevelt
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