[Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.
Paul Nimz
pnimz@V8SHO.com
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:50:49 -0500
>but that involves chemistry that you have more observed than
> explained.
It seems I know more than I understand......
Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO
----- Original Message -----
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@v8sho.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.
> Sure, Paul, but that involves chemistry that you have more observed than
> explained. Icky stuff. Bad smells. Late nights in a laboratory that,
> shall we say, lacks the feminine touch. :-) It's more like voodoo that
> auto repair.
>
> For those who haven't followed this long thread, Paul has devised
> (concocted?) a method which he claims revitalises old rubber seals. It
> seems to involve petri dishes, primordial soup, nitrogen gas, and flashes
of
> high-voltage electricity. Suddenly, all color is gone from the the room,
> and everyone looks like Lon Cheney. Supposedly this is "science" but it
> sure gets the villagers upset.
>
> Joseph "hey, Halloween is coming" van Oss
>
> p.s. Paul is my buddy and I am kidding him. I get so few chances. Ya ha
> ha ha ha.......
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Or you could be real cheap and re-soften the seals like I do.
> Paul Nimz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> All you need are the plug well seals. For a first timer it is about a 3
> hour job. You can just reuse the old plug well seals, and use black RTV
to
> seal the wells. Some have done this with great success, but my experience
> has only been somewhat successful, with it only lasting a few months
before
> oil found it's way back into the plug wells.
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