check this out

[charger490]

: Penetrating Oil -Test Results

For All of you Mechanic's and Self doer's out there.
Penetrating Oil - interesting
This was in one of the Military Vehicle Club newsletters

Here is an interesting article submitted by Bob Muller for our members consideration
Penetrating Oils
Recently "Machinist Workshop Magazine" did a test on penetrating oils. Using nuts and
bolts that they 'scientifically rusted' to a uniform degree by soaking in salt water, they then
tested the break-out torque required to loosen the nuts. They treated the nuts with a variety
of penetrants and measured the torque required to loosen them.
This is what they came up with:
                                                       Nothing: 516 lbs
                                                         WD-40: 238 lbs;
                                                 PB Blaster: 214 lbs;
                                          Liquid Wrench: 127 lbs,
                                                Kano Kroil: 106 lbs
                       (ATF)/Acetone mix (50/50): 50 lbs.

This last "shop brew" of 50% automatic transmission fluid and 50% acetone appears to beat
out the commercially prepared products costing far more.

[cdr]

GREAT INFO thanx 

[68X426]

ATF?



No really, sounds very good. I'll try it.

[skip68]

     Thank's. 

[NHCharger]

Huh. I always had better luck with PB Blaster than Kroil. Thanks for the info.

[Fred]

Interesting facts. Thanks for sharing.