Thanks to all who offered their wisdom, anecdotes and advice, I'll continue
to investigate a cure.
Trevor Colluney
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"Jim Carriere" <jimcarriere@yahoo.nospam> wrote in message
news:a859d$429a579d$ce94540e$17733@DIALUPUSA.NET...
> I think the "paste" being referred to sounds like molybdenum
> disulfide. I've seen it sold under the trade name "Moly-slip" (IIRC)
> as a motor oil additive (I've even bought it too).
>
> It will stick to pretty much everything inside the engine and tighten
> up clearances- bearings and lifters included. I'm not really sure
> how long it takes to wear off, about ten thousand miles seems like a
> reasonable guess to me. A downside is it will also stick to the
> cylinder walls, and smooth out those nice hone marks that are there
> to help keep the oil from going past the rings. Among other things
> it is a good cheap fix to quiet a noisy engine when trying to sell a
> used car.
>
> Slick 50 has been debated to death:
>
>
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups...ff&qt_s=Search
>
> More info:
>
> http://www.gizoogle.com/index.php?hl...erion=slick+50
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