Petroleum oil substitutes

[ekpolk]

Just two questions: So, you were out crossing the desert in an old Blazer and you had no extra oil, but a gallon of Crisco??? And second, how on earth did you get the Crisco (shortening, I assume) into the engine? Oh yeah, a third: was that the SF or the SG Crisco?

 

[y_p_w]

Originally Posted by ekpolk
Just two questions: So, you were out crossing the desert in an old Blazer and you had no extra oil, but a gallon of Crisco??? And second, how on earth did you get the Crisco (shortening, I assume) into the engine? Oh yeah, a third: was that the SF or the SG Crisco?

If the engine is warm then shorting should melt.

I remember when Prestone (I think) was selling some sort of emergency fuel. They claimed it was safer than keeping a gas can in the trunk and was stable for years. But it would only work in an already warm engine.

Heck - I also remember some TV show where there are racers in Baja where some racer in some sort of offload VW loses his transmission fluid - possibly through sabotage. The plot explains that the driver found aloe vera - calling it "nature's lubricant".

 

[Pinoak]

Yes it did melt as soon as I packed it in. I just packed it in by hand.
Really it was in the 80s I think we were 15 or 16 years old.
Yep didn't think about anything but the moment back then. I dunno why she had that big can of Crisco in the truck but I think it saved our lives.
We got stuck in a sudden blizzard there. It was clear and then within minutes temps dropped and snow poured down on us. We of course didn't check the weather. Back then it was cassette tapes and radio. We just popped I'm our cassette tapes and drove on without a Care.

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted by Pinoak
Yes it did melt as soon as I packed it in. I just packed it in by hand.
Really it was in the 80s I think we were 15 or 16 years old.
Yep didn't think about anything but the moment back then. I dunno why she had that big can of Crisco in the truck but I think it saved our lives.
We got stuck in a sudden blizzard there. It was clear and then within minutes temps dropped and snow poured down on us. We of course didn't check the weather. Back then it was cassette tapes and radio. We just popped I'm our cassette tapes and drove on without a Care.
Eww, I was afraid you were going to say you hand packed it... I got my first drivers license in 1977, so I get the tech of the times. You can be forgiven for not having up to the minute weather...

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted by y_p_w
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I remember when Prestone (I think) was selling some sort of emergency fuel. They claimed it was safer than keeping a gas can in the trunk and was stable for years. But it would only work in an already warm engine.
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I remember that stuff. It was allegedly safe to store in your car, because they blended it to have a very high flash point, which in turn, is why it was only usable in already warm engines.

I'm not sure I want to know why it's not on the market any more.

 

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