Awwww......hate to hear that Bill. I thought the shock oil was gonna be
the primo lube.
On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 4:50 PM, William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> You can treat this as unproven anecdotal evidencebut Fred gave me some of
> that lube a few years ago and I had what seemed at the time as an extreme
> amount of motor breakage. I quit using it. I recently also quit using
> silicone shock oil for the same reason. (also unsupported by any hard
> evidence)
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> Another issue that's come up recently is the change in newer batches of
> Armorall and Sonofagun. The new stuff is a lot thicker. I haven't used any
> of it since I have some old bottles of Armorall on hand but I'm very
> suspicious of what it might contain. (Leo will know!)
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> On 7/7/2012 4:05 PM, Mark F1diddler wrote:
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Bill Carney <wcarneyjx_at_...><wcarneyjx@...>wrote:
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> > What do you use for F1D?
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> > Bill
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> If it's a semi-important flight, I'll use the stuff Fred Tellier gave me
> which he lifted from General Motors when he worked there. Says they use it
> for rubber/neoprene bearings lube, etc. I like the viscosity, but have no
> idea what its base is--possibly silicone, but it has a distinct odor,
> unlike straight silicone. For unimportant flights, I'll use any common
> lube, such as regular non-dehydrated Son of a Gun, or whatever turns up in
> the tool box--have leftovers from experimenting with all, and can't
> distinguish significant differences at least concerning turns/inch. Weight
> per effect is the main issue, IMO. I might be using FAI Slick Lube for
> everything, but it seems necessary to wash it off motors for storage, and
> I'm not organized enough to do that every time.
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