Slick 50

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2 total messages Started by LongoMR Tue, 15 Oct 1985 19:45

Author: LongoMR
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1985 19:45

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I have just purchased a new car and am toying with the idea
of treating the engine with a product I have seen advertised
called "Slick 50". It is, I believe, one of these products that
coat the moving parts of an engine with Teflon. Does anyone have
any experience with this stuff? Does it work? The ads *claim* that
engines have been treated with this stuff, then after some period
of time the engine was drained of oil and run with no appreciable
damage. While I tend to think that there would be heat damage, I am
not concerned about the claim because I don't plan to run the car
without oil. I am curious, however, about the benefits the product
might have on cold startups, engine life and mileage. Does anyone have
any experience that might point to long term damage caused by use of 
this type of product? Thanks in advance.
		Mark Longo	Denver, Co.
		..!ihnp4!drutx!mrl

Re: Slick 50: warning

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Author: henning
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1985 13:05

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> I have just purchased a new car and am toying with the idea
> of treating the engine with a product I have seen advertised
> called "Slick 50".

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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA rduxb!smh

Warning about Slick 50:  I used it in two Volvos.  After 12 months, both
Volvos had to have the main seals replaced.  I found that this is a common
problem with the solvent that is used to suspend the Teflon(TM) particles.
I have had 4 other Volvos which never had such a problem or actually never
had an engine problem in the 120,000 miles I kept each one of them, so I
feel that my problems were definitely Slick 50 related.

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