mixing lubricants

[contender1]

"that's close, and maybe that's your version of Ed's Red...but it's not Ed's Red."

I knew that,, but it was the "simple" version used a lot by many.

[max it]

As a mechanic, mixing Acetone and ATF in a 50/50 mix is a very inexpensive penetrating oil.

For under $20 you should be able to get a quart of each and you would have a half gallon of the penetrating oil mix.

be sure to put it in a metal container, i didnt

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although made for their products, which are available, this transfers to others using same ingredients.

[waksupi]

I would go with a low viscosity synthetic if I were going to put motor oil in.

I recently came across a partial can of Kroil that had no pressure left in the can. So, I poked a hole in the can, and dumped it into my Ed's Red. Smells like hell now, but still works. I won't do that again.