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Old 2007-11-08, 01:43 PM   #12
sperry
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Originally Posted by knucklesplitter View Post
My oldest brother was in the used car business - "Bondo Billy" was his nickname. If he has a car that was burning oil and blowing smoke he would dump a can clorox, Bon Ami, or some other abrasive cleanser into the carb. It reseats the rings really nicely... for a week or two - just long enough to get the car sold. Another nice trick to cure noisy rear diffs. and transmissions is load them up with sawdust to quiet it down... for a week or two...
Banana peels in a tranny are good for selling a busted car as well.
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