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Re: [Mg-t] Carb oil

To: "Mike Duvall" <duvallcom@sbcglobal.net>, <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Carb oil
From: "ray" <spook01@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:05:53 -0600
be careful how much you add....
it had some <er> interesting results in the burb.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duvall" <duvallcom@sbcglobal.net>
To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Carb oil


>I also use Marvel Mystery oil in my carbs.  I also add a small amount  
> to my tank every so often and it seems to keep both my grouse jets  
> and float valves (I have multiple cars) from sticking.  While the  
> contents are a mystery, hence the name,  the product was designed to  
> clean out the jets of carbs during WWI when gas had high lead  
> content.  They recommend 4 oz per ten gal of gas with your fill up.   
> I guess it is supposed to reduce varnish from the gas.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 7, 2007, at 3:13 PM, Dick Dell wrote:
> 
>> I have not caught all of the posts on this topic and someone else  
>> may have
>> brought this up already.
>>
>> I have had my "TF" and many, many other British cars over the past  
>> 40 years. I
>> have always used Marvel Mystery Oil in the carbs in all weather,  
>> from the
>> mountains of New Jersey to the warmer clime of North Carolina,  
>> where I live
>> now along with the MGTF, Jag E-type, TR3 and a Jensen Healey.
>>
>> All of them have Marvel Mystery Oil in the carbs, all start and run  
>> great. I
>> experimented many years ago and found issues with any of the motor  
>> oils as
>> carb oil, mostly due to the change in viscosity. MMO seems to  
>> change density
>> with temperature at just the right rate of change.
>>
>> Also, if you ever have to free up a stuck engine that has been  
>> sitting for
>> awhile, fill the cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil and let it seep  
>> past the
>> rings for a day or two. The results are miraculous.
>>
>> Dick Dell
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