TallPaul
Now I know that you used this stuff for many years without complaint (and assumed because of use over that duration ..implied benefit) ..but the thead that you're leading him to does have some inherant flaws in it. undummy kinda called them out ..but I'll point out some here.
There was a constant comparison of Rislone to a much cheaper SL motor oil with Molekule inferring that the cheaper oil, due to it's additive package would serve the user better. That is, since Rislone didn't have common oil additives that it could not do as good a job as a cheap quart of SL oil. That would be fine if you're comparing a lubricant to a lubricant ..but the discussion was about cleaning ability. I could just as easily insert a quart of industrial degreaser and ask how a cheap quart of SL oil could possibly clean an engine as good as the degreaser. That is, the oil is an oil with marginal cleaning abilities ..the degreaser is a cleaner ...and to a very limited extend ..a lubricant.
Can a cleaner lubricate? Can a SL motor oil clean? Yes ..both to limited extent ..and probably in an inversely proportional manner. If I threw a 50/50 mix of industrial degreaser (1 quart) in with a quart of 30 ND with 4 quarts of oil I would probably have a superior cleaning agent that also lubricates within acceptable limits when compared to 5 quarts of SL oil alone. Adding 5 quarts of SL oil would be a superior lubricant with limited and passive cleaning abilities that would be marginal when compared to the solvent add.
How can this be a valid arguement to the merits of the "mechanic in a can" 's ability to clean? It could be a valid arguement for the wisdom of its use as a lubricant...but that's about it.
None of this has anything to do with whether Rislone is effective or not ..advisable or not ..just the content and assertion of the critical review.
I haven't used the stuff since I was 16 years old ..and haven't got a penny in the company. I'm sure that either side of the debate has merit on this product. It probably falls along the lines of "best" or "preferred" over the actual effectiveness of it.
[ November 27, 2004, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]