[AT] Separating Water from Hydraulic Oil?

[George Willer]

Larry,

I gave the name Lubemaster but I've found the parent company... Lubemaster
is a division of Certified Laboratories.  This was on a hand-out pocket
oiler.

I was reminded of something from many years ago.  I was preparing to test
some gas lines for leaks and went to the company chemist for something to
use.  I told him I needed something to make bubbles and his reply... "What
size bubbles?"

George Willer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Larry D Goss
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:28 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Separating Water from Hydraulic Oil?
> 
> I'll try to find out, George.  I have coffee rather regularly with a
> retired
> chemist who did a lot of oil/water separation research years ago.  He'll
> appreciate having something to think about other than politics, education,
> the younger generation...
> 
> It won't happen overnight because I'm headed out of town for this weekend
> and we're in the process of trying to "engineer" a wedding in the family
> next weekend, but I'll eventually get the answer -- just not right away.
> 
> Larry
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Separating Water from Hydraulic Oil?
> 
> 
> > We had a demonstration by a guy from 'Lubemaster' at our tractor club
> > meeting several tears ago.  He came equipped with a plastic jar, an egg
> > beater, a jug of oil, and some water, along with some special additives.
> >
> > His subject was water in transmission fluid.  Sometimes it's desirable
> to
> > have the water remain in suspension and other times it's desirable for
> it
> > to
> > separate out and lay in the bottom of the case, if there's room.  He
> could
> > make it do either one by adding a few drops of additive.  Add a few
> drops
> > of
> > one additive and beat the mixture up to create mayonnaise.  Add a few
> > drops
> > of another one and after mixing the water would fall out.  He could make
> > the
> > mix go back and forth at will simply by adding more stuff.
> >
> > Wouldn't it be nice to know what he used?
> >
> > George Willer
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> >> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
> >> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 9:07 AM
> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] Separating Water from Hydraulic Oil?
> >>
> >> The reality is that modern hydraulic fluid is designed to absorb
> >> moisture. So the quick answer is "you can't separate the water from the
> >> oil".
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> william.neff.powell at comcast.net wrote:
> >> > Does anyone know of a simple quick process to separate water from
> >> > hydraulic oil?
> >> >
> >> > I KNOW the right way to do it would be to replace the oil....
> >> >
> >> > I know the water will decant out of the oil over a long period of
> >> > time, I am just looking for something quicker.
> >> >
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