Marvel Mystery Oil Question

[Bob from Northport]

Several out there indicated they use MMV in their gas tanks to combat the ethanol problems. I know it offers top end lubrication for an engine, but what possible use could it have to remove or correct the ethanol problems in the fuel??

Thanks!!

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

I don't use it for ethanol, I use it for lubrication reasons. When my engine was new, it had a tapping noise. When I put mmo in the gas, it would go away. I've been using it ever since.

[daveymc29]

Same here, except I had a valve that was stuck open, causing a miss and resulting in a very noticeable loss of power. I put some MMO in the cylinders. rotated the engine without the key on, put another shot in the offending cylinder and let it sit overnight, drove it to coffee the following morning after reinstalling the plugs and no more miss. A bit later the float valve on the carb. stuck and I put 4 oz. in the tank, tapped the float area a bit and haven't had anything stick since. Now I use it in my roadster also, which has a newly rebuilt "touring" engine. Seems to make both cars happy which keeps me happy.

[tbirdtbird]

lube not ethanol

no known way to combat ethanol except exterminate corn

[TerryH]

In the past, many have commented here that they don't seem to experience the same level of fuel related issues when using it. It is pretty inexpensive to add to your gas, and most of my Model A friends do use it, as do I, and we have zero crap gas problems.

[C26Pinelake]

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I use SeaFoam with every tankful and seem to have avoided problems. Quite a bit more expensive though. Wayne

[reggiedog]

Don't Sea Foam do the trick also or don't any one use that stuff anymore ????.
As that's what I've been using for years for like sticky valves and so on and you just ad that to every tank full I've never had a problem with it and you can ad that to the oil also as I do that also even the trany oil and rear end oil everything that takes oil I ad that to it.

[Patrick L.]

There are still folks that use Sea-foam. I'm one of them, because it works. Its a stabilizer and cleaner more than a lubricant.

If I want to lube an upper end [ or free up some old hydraulic lifters] I use plain ole ATF.

[C26Pinelake]

Originally Posted by Patrick L.

There are still folks that use Sea-foam. I'm one of them, because it works. Its a stabilizer and cleaner more than a lubricant.

If I want to lube an upper end [ or free up some old hydraulic lifters] I use plain ole ATF.

My interest collection has SeaFoam added.it represents about 10 cents per gallon of gas. Fine with me for the benefits derived M Wayne

[Dollar Bill]

+1 On using ATF. Mix it at 8ozs per 5 gallon can in all of my tractors and lawn equipment. Have had none of the problems often mentioned with ethanol. Florida is very humid in fact its raining right now ��

[H. L. Chauvin]

How does Aspirin or Tylenol work?

1. From Sea Foam:

Stabilizing fuel means to help fuel resist the oxidation and evaporation of petroleum hydrocarbons. Oxidized fuel, known as gum and varnish, is the most common cause of poor engine function. Unlike most other gas and diesel fuel stabilizer products, Sea Foam Motor Treatment is also a high-temp cleaner and upper cylinder lubricant – Sea Foam will dissolve gum and varnish that has ALREADY formed, overcoming lost engine power and function. More, Sea Foam resists fuel evaporation, adds petroleum lubricity and corrosion protection to engine parts, and will hold a fuel’s flashpoint over a long storage period. Sea Foam only contains highly-refined petroleum ingredients. It does NOT have harsh detergent of abrasive chemicals that can harm your engine.

2. Can MMO added and dissolved in ethanol gas perform similar functions? MMO added to ethanol gas works in my 1947 Farmall Cub tractor ....... how about Advil or Aleve when compared to Aspirin and Tylenol .... I do not know why either.

[tbirdtbird]

how does anything work?

Aspirin, advil, and aleve are all anti inflammatories meaning they reduce swelling whether obvious or microscopic. This in turn reduces pain.
Tylenol is a pain reliever only and does nothing for the underlying condition

should we try any of these in our gas? Maybe we'd be better off actually

[harleytoprock]

What about 2 cycle for extra lube? It's made to mix with gasoline, lubes internal parts and then gets burned.

[reggiedog]

After reading all of these commets I think I will just stay with the Sea Foam and leave it at that as the sea foam does the trick for me every time rather then using ATF in what I think is oil and why would someone put oil in the gas tank anyway unless they want to go down the road burning oil all the way down the road.
Sea Foam don't burn it like the oil would plus it cleans the engine out and gives you more power.

[Prawbly]

how bout' moth balls

[tbirdtbird]

i feel as though as long as you are adding some type of top cyl lube you will be OK. This will lube your valves too. Whether it be MMO, SeaFoam, ATF, it may not matter. If your choice works for you then go for it!

[VFRhugh]

Here's a data point from personal experience. There is a Gen II Cummings diesel in the family that will not idle smoothly without 4oz of TC-W3 spec 2 cycle outboard motor oil to 20 gallons of diesel. The old tech injectors don't do well with low sulfur diesel. The 2 stroke oil remedies this. This is a 640 to 1 ratio which is enough to free up a sticky injector. I don't know why a little 2 stroke oil wouldn't be helpful in our Model A engines.

[Y-Blockhead]

Sure, throw a little Blendzall in there if you like the smell of burning castor beans...

[H. L. Chauvin]

MMO, Sea Foam, & Stabil have been reported to work well for different Model A owners ...... also ...........Cialis, Viagra, Levitra and/or raw oysters ...... everybody is different ...... just like Model A opinions are different ....... so experiment ..... and stay with what works best for each individual.

Simple.

[reggiedog]

You got that right !!!!.