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Aug 15, 2011 18:19:36 GMT
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If you have rebuilt an engine with an externally attached oil pump, like Rover V8, Opel manta, Monza etc fill the gears with vaseline which is petroleum based and it will help the pump suck up circulate the oil around the engine prior to start up...(sans spark plugs)....remember going down to my local corner shop just before closing time and asking for a jar of vaseline, she smiled at me, I blurted out its for my engine!!!!
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Last Edit: Aug 15, 2011 20:42:50 GMT by gtepete
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Oct 14, 2011 21:49:49 GMT
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hey ,this is a bit of a let down -weres the the other 1000 uses ?
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Oct 15, 2011 14:58:23 GMT
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you can put it on your lips if you've run out of lipsyl.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Oct 15, 2011 16:00:45 GMT
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smearing over electrical connectors to inhibit corrosion
short-term, it can help a sat-nav suction mount to stick to non-smooth surfaces. Does tend to knacker the suction cup over time though
not particularly good for the "night time fuzzy-tingle times" mind you....
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You're like a crazy backyard genius! |
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Oct 15, 2011 16:04:12 GMT
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a thin smear on door seals before the winter hits stops them freezing to the car and locking you out.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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chevazon
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Oct 15, 2011 16:29:01 GMT
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Keeps your hair in place.....
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Oct 15, 2011 16:42:57 GMT
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a thin smear on door seals before the winter hits stops them freezing to the car and locking you out. Doesn't it eventually eat through the seals though? |
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Oct 15, 2011 17:01:47 GMT
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Petroleum jelly (vaseline) + 10% weight of bees wax = corrosion inhibitor & prohibitor. Heat it up, melt bees wax in and pump in any cavitities, sills etc. It's actually a recipe from the NATO. Use (yellow) NATO spec S-743 petrol jelly (cheap!) & pure bees wax. It's also good as a temporary protection for suspension parts & underfloor/frames/wheel arches. But needs renewing/freshen up every year and attracts dirt. The good thing about that stuff is: it's cheap, very easy to make and creeps in every ever so little corner and crack. It doesn't harden and stays flexible forever. Only downside is that it needs to be liquified (=heated) to be applied into cavities. Suspension and other external bodywork etc. can be brushed. On a hot day it might dripp a bit out of the sills etc. But I myself prefere a spot of grease on my drive to a pile of brown dust ;D NATO spec sheets: S-743 / PX-7:  PX-11 (PX-7/S-743 + 10% bees wax):  My favourite stuff ;D Petroleum jelly is basically 'technical' vaseline, without additives & flavours. Cheers, Jan |
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Oct 15, 2011 20:08:01 GMT
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a thin smear on door seals before the winter hits stops them freezing to the car and locking you out. Doesn't it eventually eat through the seals though? Put it this way, it does much less damage than freezing the seal to the car and then pulling it free! Also, modern stuff doesn't use natural rubber for sealing, so it wouldn't harm anything anyway. |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Oct 15, 2011 20:24:11 GMT
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Doesn't it eventually eat through the seals though? Put it this way, it does much less damage than freezing the seal to the car and then pulling it free! Also, modern stuff doesn't use natural rubber for sealing, so it wouldn't harm anything anyway. Good point. Well made. |
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smurf
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Oct 17, 2011 15:05:49 GMT
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I used to use It on site to stick paper cups
To Peoples hardhats without them knowing!
Even managed to get the site manager without him knowing
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Laser cutting and cnc punching (up to 3mm stainless and ali, up to 6mm mild steel)
Mail me a dxf file and i'll get you a price
Metal folding and custom fabrication service also available
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Oct 17, 2011 21:13:37 GMT
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Old window seals (and any other rubber actually) soften up if you smear them with petroleum jelly, regular vaseline might work aswell but don't know about the additives...
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Oct 18, 2011 16:49:09 GMT
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I used to use It on site to stick paper cups To Peoples hardhats without them knowing! Even managed to get the site manager without him knowing GENIUS!!! I'm gonna give that a try ;D |
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy.  |
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Oct 18, 2011 21:35:34 GMT
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Smear it on a paper gasket and in six months time, if you want to take the joint apart the gasket wont have gone hard and break.
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R.S. Autotech. Servicing/Repairs/Diagnostics.
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longman
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Vaseline 1001 uses!!!longman
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Oct 18, 2011 21:37:55 GMT
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keeps your alloys shiny
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Fungus
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Oct 18, 2011 22:16:17 GMT
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Installing the petrol tank on most motorbikes (they use rubber mounts that the tank slides on to).
Cover cotton wool with it to make the best firelighter known to man.....which brings me to my next point; surely pumping it into car cavities is dangerous, as the car would go up 50x quicker in the event of a fire? What about if you need to cut away the sills with an angle grinder?
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oldskoolmule
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Oct 18, 2011 23:42:32 GMT
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Installing the petrol tank on most motorbikes (they use rubber mounts that the tank slides on to). Cover cotton wool with it to make the best firelighter known to man.....which brings me to my next point; surely pumping it into car cavities is dangerous, as the car would go up 50x quicker in the event of a fire? What about if you need to cut away the sills with an angle grinder? You may lose your eyebrows. |
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smurf
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I used to use It on site to stick paper cups To Peoples hardhats without them knowing! Even managed to get the site manager without him knowing GENIUS!!! I'm gonna give that a try ;D If you cant find vaselene, i used to nab a pump or 2 of grease from the concrete pumps, just be stealthy putting it on peoples hats, otherwise they scream abuse at you lol |
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Laser cutting and cnc punching (up to 3mm stainless and ali, up to 6mm mild steel)
Mail me a dxf file and i'll get you a price
Metal folding and custom fabrication service also available
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Oct 20, 2011 15:32:32 GMT
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which brings me to my next point; surely pumping it into car cavities is dangerous, as the car would go up 50x quicker in the event of a fire? What about if you need to cut away the sills with an angle grinder? Or wax? Or petrol? Or oil? And where's the point of drowning a sill in conservant (be it petrol jelly or wax), if it's so rotten that you have to cut it? Doesn't make much sense... No preservant can replace rotten metal. It's purely a protection for sound metal - so it stays sound "forever". |
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Oct 21, 2011 14:25:38 GMT
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I like this idea about using it with beeswax as a sort of hardcore waxoyl, I reckon thats what this supposedly legendary ‘Mike Sander’ anti-korrosion brew must be. I reckon i’m gonna give that a whirl.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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