Hey y’all, Interested in your thoughts about the vintage marvel mystery oiler’s. I was thinking of putting one on my 48 Chevy. They look cool and hoping that they would extend engine life. Any thoughts about this for engine longevity? I would like to know if anyone might happen to have one of the glass jar ones for sale. Want one for my ole woodie. Thanks in advance for the info
I know a few guys that run one, basically for kitch but I would assume it works as a top end lubricant just as much as it does when you just dump it into your fuel or oil.
Had one on the 8ba in my '39 p/u. Not sure if it helped or not and I removed it. Still have it. If you want it for 25 bucks plus the ride PM me.
Premium fuel has an upper cylinder lube built in, cheap gas does not. I guess if you want to run regular and pay to add oil to it its the same thing?
Oil consumption on my banger puts more lube in the upper cylinders than one of these aftermarket oilers!
I've been adding MMO to every oil change in my older hotrods for decades. I've also dumped some MMO in my gas in my Austin gasser that's pretty high compression. I think MMO is a great product and extends life of my engines, and even helps old engines with high mileage.
Back in the day they claimed an inverse oiler would double the life of the rings and valves between overhauls. Today's gas is very dry, not oily like the gas we had in the fifties. So it would seem even more valuable today. Another thing, some old engines are prone to getting rings and valves seized up if the car is not driven for long periods, some extra lube to the valves may prevent this. Biggest danger is to a freshly rebuilt engine or one in good shape, an old worn out one with lots of room for rust may not care.
Sounds fare to me - Joe Phillips 1020 Oakland Ave Piedmont, Ca 94611 (510) 427-0488 do you happen to know Allen Graham. He is a car buddy of mine from Redlands.
If you want it, go for it. As said, there might be a benefit. However, it immediately brings to mind all the people that swear the PCV was a horrible design. Pulling oil vapors into the engine? Work of the debbil! 2 strokes and Mazda rotary engines required oil and they used various means to do this. No piston engine manufacturer has done so. So I'd venture to say if done right with a small amount metered in it won't hurt and might help. You may get more buildup on the inlet tract and pistons, but today's detergents are better and you probably aren't putting a ton of miles on it. I'd make fun of you if you used this. https://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/JEGS-Fuel-Fragrances/6195744/10002/-1
I’ve been using MMO for an assembly lube for wiping cylinder walls on engines for years. I remember also adding it to an engine with sticky hydraulic lifters that in time quieted them. I added a very small amount to each tank of gasoline on a new 1989 HD 1200 sportster I bought. In less than 5000 miles the intake valves were so crusted up with carbon it lost performance and I had remove the heads. The contact area only needed lapping and the guides were fine. I never added it to gasoline again.
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