[Rhodes22-list] Marvel Mystery Oil

Tue Jan 23 12:55:04 EST 2007

Mike,

That's what I thought, too.  We went to this guy's home in Port Chester, 
the town adjacent to Greenwich.  I pass the Marvel Oil office every time 
I drive into Port Chester.

I think I was one of the last to learn Celestial Navigation.  He taught 
it the old fashioned way--pencil and paper.  Then computer programs came 
along that would do the whole sight reduction in a second.  Then GPS.

I now have GPS in my car where it is easy to see the errors as you are 
driving on the road.  I'm glad I know how to navigate the old fashioned way.

Bill Effros

Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> Ed & Bill,
>
> I always thought that Marvel Mystery Oil was made in Port Chester or Rye NY,
> just west of the CT border.  Isn't that closer to you, Bill?
>
> I use MMO for all sorts of great stuff.  It provides a better corrosion
> resistance for tools than WD40, although it isn't available in a spray can.
> I usually have a rag saturated in MMO around just to wipe tools with.  When
> I worked in a machine shop, we always placed the metal to be machined in a
> tray with MMO prior to cutting.  I never knew (or asked) what was in the
> stuff but it smells like mineral oil but it is a characteristic red color.
>
> At the end of the season I squirt some into the outboard spark plug hole to
> prevent cylinder corrosion.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>
>
> From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:55 AM
>   
>> Ed,
>>
>> Where is Marvel Mystery Oil made?
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> Tootle wrote:
>>     
>>> Brad:
>>>
>>>      You told us that Marvel Mystery Oil is really gun oil.  But you did
>>>       
> not
>   
>>> tell us the name of the official government approved product or its
>>> ingredients, is that  just more gun oil?  What is special about gun oil?
>>>       Marvel Mystery Oil has been around for a very, very long time.
>>>       
> Isn't
>   
>>> it made just down the street from Mike W?  Now we know why Celestial
>>> Navigation is a mystery to Bill E.
>>>
>>> Ed K
>>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Interesting.
>>>
>>> He really did repeat the same gag over and over.  We never got any
>>> closer to the Mystery than that.
>>>
>>> Now for my second funny story...about the time I got into an elevator in
>>> an apartment building late at night without first noticing that there
>>> was a huge black guy already in the elevator.  I pushed the button for
>>> the lobby and dropped all pretensions of atheism.  Elevators move
>>> e.x.t.r.e.m.e.l.y slowly when there is a huge black guy behind you in an
>>> elevator.  I escaped with my skin and never looked back.
>>>
>>> Later I learned that Patrick Ewing owned the penthouse in that building.
>>>
>>> Bill Effros
>>>
>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Bill,
>>>>
>>>> Funny!  Actually, the stuff is nothing more than gun oil but when
>>>> atomized
>>>> in a carb or fuel injection system it burns carbon off of valves.
>>>> Sticking
>>>> valves from all the lead in so-called 100 low lead is a big problem in
>>>> old
>>>> engines like my Continental E-225.  As an oil additive it is highly
>>>> detergent, which helps clean out crankcase deposits.  You only want to
>>>> use
>>>> it in small doses near oil change time in older engines (mine doesn't
>>>> have
>>>> that much time since overhaul so not a problem). There is a similar FAA
>>>> approved additive which costs five times as much since it is government
>>>> approved.  I'm sure it is five times as good though.  Of course, I
>>>> only run
>>>> the government approved stuff myself!  The guys who run low compression
>>>> radial engines swear by MMO.  They pay $30K plus for overhauls and
>>>>         
> don't
>   
>>>> dink around with ideas that haven't proven to work.  So here's the
>>>> choice;
>>>> MMO or a rabbits foot?
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/22/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> The guy who owns Marvel Mystery Oil taught me Celestial Navigation.
>>>>>           
> He
>   
>>>>> said it was a mystery to him why people bought the stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Effros
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It was a real simple fix.  I threw massive amounts of money at the
>>>>>> problem
>>>>>> and it magically went away!  The engine driven pump came back free of
>>>>>> charge
>>>>>> from the overhaul facility.  They said it bench tested fine but
>>>>>> overhauled
>>>>>> it anyway.  After re-installation, the engine ran fine but wouldn't
>>>>>> idle for
>>>>>> more than 30 seconds.  I was convinced we were sucking air from
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> somewhere
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> and the electric back-up pump was the likely culprit.  That, and the
>>>>>> fact it
>>>>>> saved my arse once was reason enough to send it off for overhaul.
>>>>>> Actually,
>>>>>> it saved my arm as much as my arse.  The alternative was to operate
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> manual wobble pump with my right arm and use the other one for the
>>>>>> yoke and
>>>>>> throttle - kinda like using a manual bilge pump to stay afloat while
>>>>>> manning
>>>>>> the tiller and trimming the sails simultaneously.  We installed the
>>>>>> overhauled electric pump and now she purrs like a kitten.  I flew her
>>>>>> to the
>>>>>> Gulf and back over Christmas to pick-up my brother but have been too
>>>>>> busy to
>>>>>> go chase $100 cheeseburgers since.  Total bill was about $1700.
>>>>>>             
> Value
>   
>>>>> of
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> the fun?  Priceless.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The E-series Bonanza guru for the American Bonanza Society is a big
>>>>>> believer
>>>>>> in Marvel Mystery Oil for our older E-series engines.  I've done a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> little
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> research on the subject and started using it in my cars, both oil and
>>>>>> fuel
>>>>>> systems.  Anyone else have any Marvel Mystery experience?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/22/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Brad,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Speaking of planes for docs, how's the V-tail going?  Did you ever
>>>>>>> resolve
>>>>>>> the fuel pump issue?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> Monday, January 22, 2007
>>>>>>> 11:12 AM
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Luis,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Interesting, but I'll neither fly it or invest in it - too many
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>> moving
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>> parts, extremely optimistic performance numbers, and its ugly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>> However,
>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> the doctor or lawyer population gets out of control, it might be a
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> idea!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/22/07, Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> Brad,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The Jetsons are coming.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Check this out: http://www.moller.com/m400.htm
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Luis
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>       
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