Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 00:03:55 -0800 From: "TheCritic" <DesertEaglenopsamnet> Subject: Re: Any 300K miles engine around? Need real data...
Jon P. Inghram wrote in message ... > I've also read that under some circumstances, like worn rings/cylinder >linings, the PTFE can get too far up the cylinder and react adversely with >the naughty things goings on in the combustion chamber. In fact, among other >things, it can turn into hydrofluoric acid! Really? I thought that was a good thing! Good god, people... When one of the biggest corporations in the world (DuPont) is not interested in promoting its products for something which they could easily make hundreds of millions on, you have got to think something is wrong. People got the idea that teflon is this wonder lubricant - it works on pots and pans, to be sure - but its effects on engines are nothing but detrimental. -Justin