Old wives tales??

[wbute]

Pepper in the rad to fix a leak. Never tried it but is meant to work.

[BIGCAV]

this is my understanding of the kerosene/petrol cleaner argument

from what i understood most injector cleaners were actually a partial mix of kerosene and alcohol as it is, i know they smell similar too last time i used some (straight gas car now)

the kerosene works as a solvent and cleans out all the gunk, from what i understand its also safe on rubber hoses etc too

kerosene is also jet fuel so im sure it burns ok, would probably need the heat from petrol ignition to get it going well tho, iv always assumed it would burn semi like a diesel fuel but iv never actually bothered to play around with it

i know a few people who claim to use it and they all say it works fine, but iv never actually used it

on a carby car i still love the old method of bringing the revs up then using your palm to block off the carby so it sucks the carby dry in an instant, just sucks all the crap into the motor, every time iv done it it works better then any injector cleaner

[BIGCAV]

Pepper in the rad to fix a leak. Never tried it but is meant to work.

same with an egg supposedly

[GNW1974]

Pepper does work, floats on top and obviously works it way to holes, not good for the system though, definitely emergency only

[ozbox]

raw potatoe cut in half and wiped on the windsceen if wipers cease and desist..

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banana peels in diffs do quieten them down..
gear oil in motors does NOT stop an engine blowing smoke as the viscosity of gear oil in an engine once hot is about a 10 grade..like water..:knockout:

[T-Dog]

drove from coffs to melbourne with a velvet soap bung pluging a hole in the HT Pannos fuel tank yep that myths proven :happy:

[RodneyHZ253]

Rubbing a cake of soap across a seap or small crack in a fuel tank will so it leaking temporally

[GNW1974]

True Story, farmer in the Mallee in WA used pig skin for his main bearings to repair a car in the depression. Don't know how long it would have lasted though.