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From: dmm@browngr.UUCP (David Margolis)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Need information on slick-50 engine treatment
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Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 18:49:10 EST
Article-I.D.: browngr.1845
Posted: Sun Feb 10 18:49:10 1985
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I've used Slick-50 in my 1980 Saab 99.  I decided to try it after my roommate
told me about  a fair he was at in Texas where the booth next door ran a
buick V-8 without the oil pan for  a half hour at a time without the
engine seizing.  The treatment product they used on the engine was Slick-50.
Many products claim to coat engine parts with teflon, most don't - Slick-50
seems to.  Advertising claims say that mileage is improved, wear is slowed,
all due to reduced friction.  I never really tried to determine whether the
mileage was improved or not, since I really don't check my mileage very
often.  I did notice that while prior to treatment I had to mix unleaded and
high test 50/50 to avoid engine knock, after treatment straight unleaded
worked fine most of the time.  I thought that was pretty significant, and
will use it again in any vehicles I buy.
    One warning: in cars old enough to have glaze built on the cylinders you
must first use a solvent to dissolve it before using Slick-50 teflon treatment.
I didn't really like doing this, used it half the time recommended, and my sealsleaked noticeably so I dripped little puddles where I parked after the process.
I did eventually go away, but it made me nervous.  You can use it without the
solvent in the early stages of car life.