[NoVa-Corvairs] Fwd: Penetrating Oil - interesting

[Mark Sorensen]

This will be a godsend for the truck! AutoTransFluid and acetone..
On Aug 30, 2014 7:50 AM, "RICHARD via Novacc-list" <novacc-list at corvair.org>
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> *From: *"Cosmic Charlie" <phatrat at comcast.net>
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> *Sent: *Friday, August 29, 2014 11:13:39 PM
> *Subject: *Fw: Penetrating Oil - interesting
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> *Very interesting....*
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> *For All of you Mechanic's and Self doer’s out there.*
> *Penetrating Oil - interesting*
> *This was in one of the Military Vehicle Club newsletters*
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> *Here is an interesting article submitted by Bob Muller for our members
> consideration*
> *Penetrating Oils*
> *Recently “Machinist Workshop Magazine” did a test on penetrating oils.
> Using nuts and*
> *bolts that they ‘scientifically rusted’ to a uniform degree by soaking in
> salt water, they then*
> *tested the break-out torque required to loosen the nuts. They treated the
> nuts with a  variety*
> *of penetrants and measured the torque required to loosen them.*
> *This is what they came up with:*
> *                                                       Nothing: 516 lbs*
> *                                                         WD-40: 238 lbs;*
> *                                                 PB Blaster: 214 lbs;*
> *                                          Liquid Wrench: 127 lbs,*
> *                                                Kano Kroil: 106 lbs*
> *                        (ATF)/Acetone mix (50/50): 50 lbs.*
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> *This last “shop brew” of 50% automatic transmission fluid and 50% acetone
> appears to beat*
> *out the commercially prepared products costing far more.*
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