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Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« on: August 15, 2024, 07:03:18 pm »
Is this the same Marvel Mystery Oil that you Northern hemisphere cousins use in your mix for model & hit miss engines?

If it is the same, what's the benefit over a good outboard oil?

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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2024, 07:42:27 pm »
Quote from: Jim on August 15, 2024, 07:03:18 pm
Is this the same Marvel Mystery Oil that you Northern hemisphere cousins use in your mix for model & hit miss engines?

If it is the same, what's the benefit over a good outboard oil?

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Certainly, the packaging looks like the same stuff. I think it is a fair amount lighter and more easily mixed in with various fuels, but I also think that I have heard that some have used it as two-cycle oil as well.

So, the real answer that I have for your question is ......... I don't know!
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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2024, 07:56:56 pm »
Thanks Daniel, when I got my H&M engines all you blokes in the good ol' US of A where talking about MMO and I searched high and low for it down here to no avail.
I was surprised to see it on Aussie eBay yesterday.

Marvel Mystery Oil MM12R Oil Enhancer & Fuel Treatment 16 FL OZ (1 PINT) 473 mL | eBay Australia
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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2024, 08:07:18 pm »
That's hellish expensive though Mate. I can buy a gallon for less than that, even figuring the conversion. A pint typically costs about $7-10 US here.
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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2024, 09:01:30 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on August 15, 2024, 08:07:18 pm
That's hellish expensive though Mate. I can buy a gallon for less than that, even figuring the conversion. A pint typically costs about $7-10 US here.

Its free postage (so that would be around $12) and you have to remember this was brought by sea to Australia and its evilbay.
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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2024, 09:50:24 pm »
Aye .... yup!
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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2024, 10:39:42 am »
It’s a mystery.  ;D 
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Re: Marvel Mystery Oil - Question
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2024, 11:07:11 am »
Bonjour Jim,

In France, a very interesting gasoline for our Hit & miss engines is a very clean one called "Alkylate", it can be found on Amazon :
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2024, 10:10:09 pm »
Thank you Raphaël.
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