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![]() So the throttle on my holley sticks open yet again and I finally bring the car back home, roaring all the way. I go to spray the throttle linkage with carb cleaner and find I have none, but I do have a can of wd-40. I proceed to spray all the linkages with it and thought...oh what the heck and sprayed down into the carb (what was I thinking?). The engine really really wanted to die but somehow didnt. Afterwards, though, my goodness! It has never idled so smooth ever. Ever. The throttle response was frightening. It was like there was no friction at all in the engine.
So here's a question: why not go further with this and pour some into the oilpan (mixed with oil, of course). I know it's really thin and it would probably go out the tailpipe, but would it damage anything inside the engine? If this is what a few puffs down the bore does, then imagine if this was all over the mechanical parts of the engine!
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior |
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![]() Put the crack pipe down and leave the engine oil alone....
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![]() LOL mach 1................
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![]() Actually, the car barely ran the remainder of the day, running super lean and having fuel problems, so I think the wd-40 gummed up something.
Dont they mix in teflon on some of the higher end oils? I thought they did. I'll just go scrape some off the frying pan and drop it in =P
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior |
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![]() teflon is the **** they put in slick50 and other oil additives that you do not need and should not use.
Just put some good synthetic oil in there and get on with your life aleady.,...lol |
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![]() Id kinda like to see what WD-40 would do...
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![]() Well, since then, I've done a lot of reading on oil additives, especially slick50 and all reports say the following: The car will run much better up to the point where you clog up the oil passages. I guess a lot of this stuff cooks onto the hot parts of the metal inside the block and all this causes problems. Hell, I might still try this for 1 oil change and see what happens. Can always flush afterward.
The transmission, on the other hand...those synchros could use a little wd-40'ing
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior |
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![]() Restore works great in my car. Then again, It probably should with 165K.
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![]() WD-40 is not a lubricant it is a solvent. Just so you know.
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![]() I was under the impression that wd40 was a light lubricating oil mixed with a solvent.
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By the way the stuff thats in slick 50 is PTFE (Teflon) it was developed and is sold by Dupont and they do not recommend that it be used in internal combustion engines. and if you drain your oil and fill the crankcase with WD40, your bearings and crank journals will last maybe 2 or 3 minutes before they're a pile of iron shavings in the bottom of your WD40 pan lol |
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![]() Actually, I was thinking of tire silicone =P (seriously) and more along the lines of a shotglass's worth into an already full oil pan. My humble experience had been that silicone is a gift from the heavens. I use black magic like armor-all on the vinyl inside and the back of the seats and the dashboard, it lubes the hinges and acts as a fantastic water proofing for the underside and really gets into those hard to reach places. When tree sap land on my car, I spray it with tire silicone and the solvents dissolve it and leave a nice shiny spot, so I silicone the entire car afterward. It GLEAMS. I also spray the windows so the wipers just glide across the glass. Now I did try it out on some dispossessed bearings I had laying around and oil seems to have a viscosity that gives it a resistence. The silicone bearing almost free spun.
Seriously, how about a shotglass's worth in the transmission? I already have redline in there and a little extra lube shouldn't hurt it, right?
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior |
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![]() go for it. ****, just drain all your fluids and replace them with silicone, including your radiator.
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![]() Some old Cuban guys that I used to work with put it in their cuts. Beats the hell out of me!!! Im talkinn about WD-40.
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![]() thier cuts??
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![]() Ive used it to spray on fishing worms.
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![]() I read at one time they tried spraying the entire space shuttle in it before one of the atmosphere test glides. never understood if it was to keep moisture out or to help with friction.
i always thought it was just light oil also so now i know.
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