[PSUBS-MAILIST] marvel mystery oil

[Alan via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi Alec,
I was nearly going to add an escape clause to my comment by saying
that the older motors were probably built more solidly than some of the
modern motors & might be more resistant to deterioration from the oil.
When I opened up a Chinese trolling motor I bought, I found the thrust bearing
sitting in a plastic housing. This would have possibly lasted 5 minutes in
something like WD40. 
The low viscosity silicone oil, I have heard is quite expensive.
Alan

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> On 30/11/2014, at 8:22 am, Private via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> Snoopy's trolling motors (just the side ones) are 14 years old, and have been soaked in MMO for something like a decade... I've overhauled them, but that did not include replacement of any wires... Still good!
> 
> 
> 
>> On Nov 29, 2014, at 2:06 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Carsten,
>> What is the name of the oil your using.
>> Hank--------------------------------------------
>> On Sat, 11/29/14, Carsten Standfuß" via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] marvel mystery oil
>> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> Received: Saturday, November 29, 2014, 12:06 PM
>> 
>> Wehave best
>> results with silicon oil - with extra low 
>> viscosity. 
>> But expensive.
>> 
>> pronk via
>> Personal_Submersibles" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> schrieb:
>>> 
>>> I have
>> been tempted to test diesel fuel for
>> compensation.  It is stinky though.
>> Hank--------------------------------------------
>>> On Sat,
>> 11/29/14, Gregory Cotton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Subject:
>> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] marvel mystery
>> oil
>>> To: "Personal Submersibles
>> General Discussion" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> Received: Saturday, November 29, 2014, 10:27 AM
>> Many
>>> years ago when I spent some time
>> in a Volkswagon
>> dealer's shop the gallon can of Marvel's Mystery
>> Oil
>>> was just
>> refilled with ATF, it pretty much filled the same
>>> niche and
>> worked just as well and was a whole lot cheaper.
>>> The early ATF
>> was whale oil based.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>> Greg
>>> 
>>> On Fri,
>> Nov 28, 2014 at
>>> 9:12 PM, Alec
>> Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> wrote:
>>> Yes, that's the stuff.
>> Red, with an old
>> fashioned looking label. Actually the fact its a gasoline
>> additive gives you an idea how low its viscosity
>> is. 
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Alec
>>> On Fri, Nov
>> 28, 2014 at
>>> 8:34 PM, hank pronk via
>> Personal_Submersibles
>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi
>> all,
>>> 
>>> I am
>> looking for
>> marvel mystery oil for filling motors.  Is
>>> this stuff a
>> gasoline additive, am I looking at the right
>>> stuff.  Will
>> my range (mileage) improve  :-)
>>> 
>>> Hank
>> 
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