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Posted by Dell (WA) on March 08, 2003 at 01:49:27 from (198.81.27.7):
In Reply to: Engine additives or treatments posted by Joe Adelhardt on March 07, 2003 at 20:10:38:
Joe...........I once watched a snakeoil saleman demostrate how good his product was by holding a large hard ballbearing (in a jig) against a turning grindstone, first dry with lotta sparks and a flatspot, next wetted down with motor oil no sparks but still flatspotted, finally demostrated the magic ability of his product to protect your engine with the ballbearing against the grindstone, could NOT see any wear. Old feller steps up and challenges the saleman to do the dry demo again and just as he starts the grinder, the ol'guy pours some of his coke on it and summa-guun, ballbearing didn't flatspot with coke on it. For years, I never drank a coke without thinking of that demo (grin)...........Dell
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