Wheelhorse#1 1,669 #51 Posted January 9, 2021 I’ve always been skeptical of snake oil.If it worked so well the truck fleet services and corporations would be using it . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,525 #52 Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 11:28 AM, Jeff-C175 said: I think it depends more on what gunk you're cleaning, and what is a 'solvent' for it. Back in 1975, my supervisor at work saw me trying to clean a coffee stain from a desk. I was using mineral spirits. He stopped me and taught me a lesson that I have remembered for the next 45 years. He said that there are only three kinds of stains, water-based, oil-based, and solvent-based. You can't clean one with the other. He said that I could wipe that coffee stain with mineral spirits all day, but one swipe with water and the coffee would be gone. Also to clarify my statement about gasoline, when my father used gasoline, he was outdoors and cleaning oil-based dirt such as greasy car parts, engine parts, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #53 Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, rmaynard said: solvent-based Additionally, there are different solvent bases. If I'm trying to remove glue residue for example, I'll always reach for the denatured alcohol first. If that doesn't work I'll try naphtha (lighter fluid), if that doesn't work I'll try mineral spirits. Sometimes nothing works! Case in point, the glue residue from the original grip tape on footrests. I gave up and painted over the residue. Brake cleaner would have worked if not for the fact that it also softened the paint! There's definitely a science to it! Oh... If I told anyone that I never used gasoline for cleaning I would be a big fat liar! Edited January 9, 2021 by Jeff-C175 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,258 #54 Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 8:23 PM, Greentored said: Dont let em sit. Period. End of subject. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleredrider 409 #55 Posted January 10, 2021 I use 93 octane in everything but my vehicles. Ok, 1 cause it has a supercharger. But my 4 wheelers, all 4, tractors, cheapo tractor, and a wiz-mo got from the neighbors abandoned hunting cabin next door. The 4 wheelers are injected, so no issues there. The tractors i tend to use, but some will sit for months at a time without even acknowledging their there. Every one starts every time. I never had one gel up, gas turn to dust, nothing. No additives either. I like Seafoam, I think it works good. I had an S-10 Blazer with the early Vortec, known for EGR issues. Mine was BAD, it would stick open or closed dunno, but sounded like a pro mod dragster idling. i took a vacuum line off and stuck it in the can, let it suck up bout 1/2 the can and died. I let it sit, started it up and got some smoke. But I took it out to "clean it out" and looked like James Bond smoke show. It ran better, couldn't tell if it was running at idle. I don't use it much anymore, everything I have now runs good and doesn't sit much anymore. Just my $.02. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
