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Hi Taryl, I’ve been fighting cancer for a few years which means a certain amount of time laid up flat on my back, chemo makes you feel awful. It Is a terrific distraction to watch you wrench on engines, thanks for all you and the gang do!

I remember seeing a V-8 with no oil pan or valve covers running at a show and asking my boss about it (he had a sizeable antique Ford collection, a serious hobby race engine machine shop and had been in the race scene for 60 years). He told me they would have machined everything loose, backed off the piston rings and not even install all them, probably modify the pistons, made oil-impregnated bushings, dropped the compression, add a touch of 2 stroke oil to the gas or lead additive, adjust the timing and all kinds of tricks that is also common for serious guys building demolition derby cars too. “Tricks of the trade”

Grandpa always said, “ you want a engine to last just change the oil when you should it’s not a secret “

When Taryl starts talking to himself in a “viewers voice”, I lose it!! Cracks me up every time!!

You deserve a proper high level place in small engine repair history! You make learning the process fun and enertaining but you are thorough and professional at the same time..a combo Oscar and Nobel Prize would be nice! Thank you for sharing all your hard work and knowledge!

Ya gotta love those old B&S engines, they're almost indestructible. This video brought back 50+ year old memories when I was in my middle teens and picking these things up out of trash piles, scavenging parts from various engines to make one good one for a mini bike project. Great video! Thanks.

Back in the day, mid 1980s, one of our aircraft mechanics talked me into buying some Slick 50 for my motorcycle (1982 Honda CB900) and our Subaru GL station wagon. It was the original formula that came in a metal can and it was best to cut the top of the can off so you could take a screwdriver or spatula and mix up the teflon that had settled in the bottom of the can...and geez, was there ever a bunch of stuff in there too. If I recall, you used 1 quart of Slick 50 in a 4 quart car engine. My boss and I split a can for our motorcycle engines. After a few miles my motorcycle engine did start idling faster and I had to reset the idle speed a couple times. I also did notice that I could push the choke in a little sooner than normal. My Subaru I couldn't tell much difference in, but it was such an underpowered pig I don't anything could have helped it. But 4 or 5 years later, my wife was driving the Subaru and it overheated on her. Since she was going to a Tupperware party she didn't have time to stop (female logic at its best). When she came home I could hear her before I could see her and when she pulled in the driveway the car had smoke rolling out of the hood and was knocking something fierce. To say I was pissed would have been an understatement. The radiator was bone dry and when I drained the oil there wasn't more than 1 quart in it and it was black and cooked. I had the radiator repaired and filled the engine up with fresh new oil (non synthetic in those days) and to my surprise the car started but wouldn't run over 1500 rpm. I was so mad I decided to take it out to the highway and blow it up so I could get rid of it and teach her a lesson. Well, the car started to run a little faster, then a little faster still until after 5 or 6 miles it was back to it's old self. Good oil pressure, good coolant temp, no complaints. That stupid car lasted us another few years and we probably put another 30-35,000 miles on it before we finally traded it in. I'm giving the Slick 50 credit for that. But I don't think this new stuff they sell is the real deal. Sorry for the long post Taryl, but just thought I'd pass along my snake oil experience.

its good to keep it intact, it is a collector item for a vintage engine show.

Taryl imitating the commenters that say he doesn't know what he's doing cracks me up every damn time haha!

Well a relatives MerCruiser engine lost all of its oil.. by the time the Captain noticed, and because of weather conditions, the engine was run for many MILES without oil trying to get back to port. That relative credits Slick 50 for saving the engine. That engine continued to run until the boat was structurally compromised for other reasons many years later. From what I understand, slick 50 was originally used by the military in Blackhawk helicopters. But had a formula change after a while and was never the same... Teflon is very good for what it was intended to do..but it does last for a very long time, and can have consequences if it's not used right.

You should clean up one of those air filter housings, and bake a angel food cake in it, treat ppl out by eating it!! Haha

Your cameraman does an excellent job! So much better than others who try to work one-handed as they film themselves.

As a child I remember the original Slick 50, my Dad swore by it after loosing the oil plug on his 1979 vw rabbit diesel made it home after a 120 mile round trip commute to work. He would leave home at 3:30 am and didn’t see the huge oil puddle on the driveway before he left. The engine survived and ran another 60,000 miles till the car was t boned and totaled. The later slick 50 was purchased by another company that supposedly changed the formula at the starting of a competitor Duralube. That engine had 256,000 miles on it , original everything but brakes and at least four exhaust systems. The exhaust last three years max. Because of this we had four vw rabbits. I remember it well because he almost cried as the car was purchased new and would have been destroyed but we did have to replace the driveway that year, the oil dissolved the asphalt .

I've actually broken an old flywheel using a puller, but I've never broken a flywheel using the pry bar method, and it's always worked very quickly. Never doubt Taryl!

I love watching Taryl hit stuff with a hammer. Never gets old. When I was little we used two screw drivers to pry up on the flywheel and you had you buddy wack the shaft with a hammer. I was 14 before I could do it by myself.

Nice to see you finally exposed the "snake oil" sellers 😂 When I seen this engine at the Portland bike show I didn't think you would ever get it to run again because of the abuse it was put through, glad to see you've proven me wrong! There's ur dinner! 🍔🍟

We are the original Slick 50 formula," states Bill Smith, President/CEO of Xcelplus. "When a customer buys Slick 50 today, a brand owned by Shell Oil (NYSE:RD) after they bought Pennzoil/Quakerstate, that consumer is not getting the original formula.Sep 27, 2004

I think they loosened the rod bolts on purpose to allow for heat expansion when running it with no oil.

Interesting to see you come across this and the associated snake oil discussion. I used Slick 50 in a 1.6lt isuzu engine in the 90's and saw all of the claimed results. I ran that engine without oil, coolant, sump and rocker cover once the car was sold to a mate who wanted to replace the motor, to try to kill it. The engine never stopped or got hot. Peter Brock raced RX-7's sponsored by Slick 50 at Bathurst in the 80's against Holdens and Fords, and had an unimaginable reliability compared to competitors. It's undeniable that Slick 50 did what was claimed, my local aero mechanic has it in his Jacobs radial powered biplane. The product was ruined in the 2000's but has been reformulated and renamed Xcell plus.

Thank you so much!!! I feel sad too… it’s a shame history pieces that seem to go away.. I appreciate you archiving those great memories!! Anthony

Your channel and acting are pure gold. I appreciate all your knowledge and hard work you put into sharing these videos.

I went to a car show in the early 90's, and there was a slick-50 rep there. He had a device similar to project farm's bearing grinder. The rep showed the bearing screeching and smoking after using conventional oil and draining it, and then running smooth as silk after having slick-50 in it and draining it. They also used to have a ton of tv commercials running engines with no oil. That engine with that cover is a pretty cool piece of history.

I remember when they came out with slick 50. I know a lot of people who saw the demonstration and were convinced it was great stuff. I never tried it because I have always thought that if you keep clean oil in whatever engine, it would be fine.

So interesting. Gosh, I love to watch you work. Thank you for all you do creating these videos. Never stop.

Thanks for the content! I like the 1 hour or longer videos. You guys rock !!

Hey Taryl, great video, Appreciate the back story on the snake oil Slick 50, Loved the way you tie analytical, mechanical experience and a helluva lot of good humor in the mix, "after all it's just a small engine, I have incorporated a lot of your knowledge into my dyi engine repair at home on my junkieyard machines, it seems to work every time, keep on trucking bro, I'm always here to learn.

I have one of those. Never been run. My dad was a slick 50 rep so he could take the tax write off on his motorhome. Don't know how much if any he ever sold. Had the original box but it finally became diner for the local cardboard eaters.

“PROJECT FARM ANIMAL”!!!! Every time I tune in, I get a little nugget of wisdom. Sofa king funny !!! That's a keeper. “All small engine channels are equal, but some are more equal than others.”

Probably the most fun/enjoyable vid i've seen in a LONG time.......i'm a hot rod guy, i bulid 600 hp all day, THIS was SO fun on a Sun afternoon, to sit back, toss a cupla cold ones, and see what u had......my bud in Jersey said i shud watch (knowing i'm a hp/muscle car guy)......been a sub'r for at least 3 or 4 months now.....SUPER fun Taryl!!......"Breaks and Scrap'em" my fav name change.... just GREAT content, AND intelligent troubleshooting.......while u wear ur Taryl Apparel mask and teeth.......just SUPER fun!!....TY sir!!!....WOOOOOOOOO, NOW THERES UR DINNER!!!..WOOOOOOO!!!

I put Slick 50 in my 93 caddy at 50k miles. ran for 4k-5k miles, then regular oil change. Same at 100k & 150k. Traded it off at 230k or so, ran great. don't know if it was the Slick 50 or regular oil changes that did it, but those 4.9L motors were awesome!

Thanks for all the in-depth video and explaining you do, it really sets you apart as an excellent teacher. Very funny also!🤣🤣🤣

You did GOOD fixing it anyway and the old flat heads are bullet proof. I've got some Slick-50 that'll probably start a brush fire one day. THANKS! and BLESSINGS!

Love it when he hoots and hollers. Hes a nut. I watch taryl every night

Another one was CLM, a mix of zinc and copper spheres (also suspended in heavy oil) supposedly small enough to pass through the oil filter and bearings. they too had a 'demo rig', which was a 1/4 hp electric motor that turned a wheel bearing race while a torque wrench applied force between one of the bearing rollers and the spinning race. An ammeter showed motor load and thus "friction'. They would compare plain oil to the oil with CLR added while a spectator pulled on the torque wrench. the 'Project Farm' channel uses a similar rig up for some of their testing. They used to set up in the pits at the local dragstrip in the late 80's to try to convince the racers, but most of us just humored them. Slick 50 came later and were a true "mass marketer" compared to the CLM guys. Thanks for the excellent look into the history of sketchy motor products. Nicely done!

Love your videos. I did my first engine swap on my husqvarna yth20k46 today from watching you do one on a zero turn. What i liked doing is that I didn't have to cut and splice into the factory wire harness

That was awesome, loved it! Nobody at work would listen to me when I told them that crap was snake oil back in the 80’s. There were articles about it in all the papers and I used to cut them out and pin ‘em up on the bulletin boards at work. All those guys would tear them down and keep believing in all the BS!

Hello Taryl, what you said about Teflon is a fact. The material is inert and does not stick to anything literally. Only floats around in the oil when the oil is agitated for suspension. That is its achilles heal. This idea is similar to Arco graphite oil that was sold in the 1970s. That oil was a failure too because of the graphite would plug up oil passages. When you would change the oil it come out like soup. Snake oil salesman ripped us off again. Nice video Taryl.

I can't put it in words but I enjoy watching Taryl work.

I thought that engine was made before 82. I was given an almost identical engine in the mid- 60s, and it was old then. Only difference was mine had an oil bath air filter in a clear plastic housing. Wing nut on top to hold it in place. One of the best things I was 'gifted'. Thanks, great stuff.

Great educational video with humor as usual. I think this motor and sign combo would be a great addition to someone's petroliana collection. A nice variation among the cans. I agree you have to be careful about snakeoil products. In my collection of petroliana I have a four ounce bottle of oil additive marketed in the Intermountain west under the name "Lubri-Gas." I think it is basically a light oil. I dont see how anyone could think that small a quantity of anything would make any difference in their car. In the 1970s I used STP in a perfectly good Chevy 327 until a smart mechanic told me that STP was really just an oil thickener and would seal a worn engine for awhile but was no substitute for a renewed engine. IMO, one exception to the additive rule is Rislone. I used it in the winter before the days of synthetic oil. It worked well for me, and I still like it alot.

I remember back in the 80s, every car show/swap meet had a guy with that engine selling the Slick 50.

One cool thing about the lexan/plexiglass cover is that you can see what a great job of sloshing the oil all over the moving parts! Looks like everything gets well lubricated (as long as it's good OIL, and not that other crap! Thanks Taryl! Very educational.👌

Proof positive companies will tell you anything as long as you have some money to spend. TY Taryl

Great video guys! You really can't beat that old technology on those engines. They are extremely tough

The older Briggs and Stratton engines are great. After all that, it still runs!

Those break and scrapem engines, we used when we made our motorbikes in the early 60's. Brought back memories Taryl. Good job.

Another great video! AND props to the cameraman for always giving us a very good, and steady point of view!

I worked at a full service Exxon when I was in high school in the early 90’s. Oil changes stuff like. Anyway if we could sell a bottle of slick 50 in our oil change we would write our name on the bottle & put it in a big box. At the end of the week boss man went through the box and would give us commissions on what we sold. The slick 50 was the best paying one that we got. But you be lucky to sell more then 1 a week. I think it was about $20 bucks on top of what the oil change cost. Anyway thanks for the videos guys. This one brung back memories. 👍🏻

Great video Taryl. That engine is a pretty cool conversation piece to have around the shop.

You could probably use that clear side cover as a template to have a couple made. Then you could keep the snake oil engine together and on a shelf as a collectors item.

Great video, very sad to see the little 2hp slowly die. I know project farms has covered this but have been great to see it tested with new slick 50 treatment. RIP little motor

Taryl! Excellent job rethreading the crank. Super job.

Taryl, you are an inspiration to me more than youl ever know, awesome videos, fantastic knowledge, hilarious comedy, vital information, serious about what you do, and with all that you keep to the simplicity of down to earth basics, thank you taryl for being you, I think that's you...lol AND there's your FEAST.😄

Yep! Old briggs are great! I had a 7hp with worn piston, rings, bore & valve guides, rattled like hell but ran for ages.

I dont care what engine manufacturers say about being able to run engines with no oil, no oil change needed etc. Im still gonna put oil in my engines and change the oil. Nice and interesting video. Keep up the good work on the videos.

Years ago I found an old disguarded 5 hp Wonder Boy riding lawn mower that threw a rod through the block. I tore it all apart, got a new rod piston and rings, reshaped the hole in the block to its proper shape and formed a steel cover with a neoprene gasket I made for it. I drilled multiple counter sunk holes around the perimeter and and fastened it down with Allen head 6/32 machine screws and nuts. I used it at my Mother's home, it sat under bushes for over ten years, I brought it back to my house, no spark, got it running and I still use it occasionally to this day. I have a few others mowers, so I use this one till I replace the 10hp engine that I have for my 70's vintage 42" cut Simplicity Land Lord that I never get around to swapping the engine with electronic ignition that I already have waiting for it.

Great video! I saw one of these demo the Slick stuff in Louisville KY back in the day. I think it was at a Carl Casper's event. Never thought I'd see another one. Super find and video!

Interesting demo piece and I learned something new today! Thanks Taryl!

I love the way yall do these video's good job guys funny but knowledgeable

The way Ronny was pulling it, with his noodle like arms LOL. You guys need a few seats for spectators.

Hi Taryl. That was an interesting video about Slick 50 and Briggs About 12 years ago just after I had set up, a Briggs powered mower come in and I did the usual run it up to hear how it ran and to get the engine oil warm so it would drain out easily. I removed the bottom oil plug (I didn't have an oil sucker back then) and I got about 6 drops of oil out of it! When I put oil in the engine, it smoked a little bit but ran fine. They did build good stuff years ago.

“that Ronda is very helpful”😂😂😂😂😂 classic! New subscriber…..loving this channel….keep up the good work!

I just paused the video and went and watched "Dark Waters" at your suggestion. Great movie indeed!! Thanks for that.

Hey Taryl, saw the film mentioned and just an eye opener. 99% of humans have teflon in our bodies… thanks for the mention… been a loyal sub for years

Slick 50 days...... I remember when it 1st came out & door to door salesmen would come to your house trying to sell you a bottle. What good ol days. I'll have to admit it seemed amazing.

A great video to prove there ain’t no substitutions for oil in your engine. I remember everyone wanted to buy that snake oil. And believed it would actually give your auto engine better fuel mileage, and your engine would last longer, because it would make the wear of the engine less. I worked as a manager in an auto parts store back then.

Your knowledge is off the charts

Yum, yum! Air filter sponge cake! There's nothin' quite like that hydrocarbon flavor. Goes well with a cold glass of diesel punch.😂😂

I like your chanel very much you always do your best to explain how things work, but today's video took the cake , you exposed this people and their scams like no one take their time to do , thank God bless you and your family keek bringing the good content you do and please don't change anything it works well the way you do teach and explain hot to people like us that have no idea how things work and how to repair them

This was a great video Taryl I gotta agree with you all that snake oil is just that snake oil kinda like that Fuel stabilizer stuff, bottom line change your oil on a regular basis and keep fresh gas in your Mowers and you will be fine and keep that Air filter clean, as always Taryl your the Man!!!!

Great vid , loved watching it , thanks Taryl . You guys are too funny . I'd would like to have that engine , it would be fun to watch . I called Slick Ronnie and I bought that engine from him for $400.00 , he said he would give you the money and have you ship it to me , I'll wait for your call ... 🤣😂😂

Been watching you a long long time man keep up the good work

I don't remember the engines like that used to advertise Slick 50, I do remember where they coated one side of some slugs that come out of electrical boxes. When you put the coated sides together and held between your thumb and finger you had a hard time keeping them from sliding. I never thought it worked inside an engine. I just keep up on oil changes.

Most people don't understand how much work you've just gone through to get this machine running especially putting it back together. It was a fun video and thanks for your hard work.

A very interesting story sir. Your channel is very entertaining and helpful as always. Thanks for sharing.

If anyone wants the best protection Mobil 1 full synthetic motor oil has outperformed any other synthetic and regular motor oil every time. But at the end of the day, if you don't check or change your oil, nothing will save your engine. Once its overheating from lack of lubrication and or knocking, it's all over regardless of what oil you use. There is no magic additive to replace common sense. Good vid Taryl.

Good stuff as usural! Enjoyed watching.

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane! I loved the Slick 50 info-mmercials... Of course it all sounded too good to be true, so... I had to try some & found only a tiny improvement in gas mileage on my E250 van with the 300ci straight 6 cyl. Engine. Was fun to watch them drain the oil from a v8 and watch it just continue to run & run & run! 😅

OMG! Taryl, you are a GENIUS!

I agree taryl you cannot beat the old breaks and scrap em

I just picked up this exact same Briggs demo engine last week with the clear sump cover...mines like new though

Well filmed great video 😎 cheers mate from down Under

As I always said, If slicks in the name, it’s probably not your game. Honestly just keep clean synthetic oil in your engine and you should be beyond fine. Amazing work on the video Taryl!

I would love to see a see through engine running to see the oil circulating in a splash lubricated engine.

Yes, Slick 50 was a popular thing, i used it in a few motorcycles back in the day, also remember 'Stromberg Spark plug booster', they had a very interesting demo.

Video brought back memories of my friends and I working on our minibikes back in the early 80s. Keep up the corny sound-effects, they crack me up.

Great video! Awesome project motor! thank you for the information about slick 50 crap! :)

Lol... I already know everything about engines so I come for the comedy....lol....this was actually a really interesting video...very cool💯👍👍

It was cool to see it run. Right on!

Another Great video. Thank you. Cheers.

Ronnie Jerkenstein! Love his cameos. You can still buy Slick 50. I seem to recall my dad snickering over the suggestion to use it in motors in the 1970s.

Project Farm did a test on a couple of lawn mower engines about five years ago. One was with Slick 50 and one without. The Slick 50 engine actually locked up sooner than the other one.😂

I wish I had a Dad as cool as you, I'm still learning which is always good. I would have had way more fun of a life as a kid lol

I love your videos!! The flywheel tool comedy cracks me up always bahahaha love it!!

i remember those old tv adds. this was stroll down memory lane stay well

The 2 hp was may fav to tinker around with as a kid with a 70's Manco 1-seater gocart. Then moved up to the 3 hp and then the 5 hp. Always had to have the block perfectly clean bare alum. I have the exact same kart frame in my garage right now ready to be restored.

Holy crap Taryl! This is better than watching new Hollywood crapola movies! I'm laughing my ass off! And I learn so much from you! Thanks!

Slick 50 use to have a Farmall M tractor they took to all the farm shows. They remove the oil pan and put a mirror on the ground under the engine so you could watch the crank and rods spin without any oil in it. The tractor ended up in the salvage yard.

Good stuff ....I remember seeing those engines running with no oil.....I knew better. I didnt know about the bad side of Teflon.