From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 9/30/2025 12:51 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > Good Soak For Rings In an Engine That's Been Sitting A Long Time???   
   >   
   > When I was a kid everybody said to dump a table spoon of Marvel Mystery   
   > Oil down each spark plug hole amd let it set for a few days to reduce   
   > the risk of cracking a ring when you start trying to move the engine.   
   >   
   >  From what I've heard and read they changed the formula of the snake oil   
   > and is not so good anymore. I don't know.   
   >   
   > Yesterday I heard a new one. Dump a mix of ATF and acetone in, and put   
   > the spark plug back so the acetone will force the ATF through the rings   
   > with pressure as it turns to vapor. I've never heard that one before. I   
   > have some reservations.   
   >   
   > I've got a 42 GPW (that was my dads) Jeep with a newer M38 Jeep engine   
   > that eventually I'd like to sell. Its been parked for 40 years so there   
   > will certainly be some tendency for the rings to stick. I'd prefer to   
   > sell as is and let somebody more expert than me deal with it, but I see   
   > no reason not to do little things to help that happen as time permits.   
   > Eventually being able to get compression on all cylinders might help...   
   > unless its bad of course.   
   >   
   > Anyway I'd like to hear what you guys know or have heard about soaking   
   > the rings in a sitting engine before trying to turn it over.   
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      That ATF/acetone mix is known as "Ed's Red" and it works great for   
   rusted/stuck bolts and such - some add a bit of lanolin . Have you even   
   tried to turn the motor over ? It might surprise you , as dry as the   
   climate is out there I doubt rust would be a problem . If it turns you   
   can check compression for a quick read on stuck/not stuck rings .   
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