Yeah, I know, so where does that leave Kluntz? We used to call it Klutz.
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From: Susan and Jack Brooks [mailto:tr3a@att.net]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 1:17 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Oil - what kind?
Klotz, not Klutz
Jack
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>
>
> As I recall that is actually called Klutz oil, a most
> unfortunate moniker from a branding standpoint.
>
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> In a message dated 5/16/03 12:52:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> kaskas@cox.net
> writes:
>
> << I too am a Kendall guy. >>
>
> I guess that most of the oil opinion returns are now in.
> After hearing about
> the two Pennsylvania oils (Quaker State and Pennzoil) being
> blown through the
> same pipes and mixed together, I wonder how many differences
> there are among
> the mineral oils. The only difference between Pennzoil and
> Quaker State is
> what is done to them at the end (maybe just different
> containers). Many
> years ago, Quaker State was briefly taken off of the shelves
> around here when
> a bad batch got out and gummed up a bunch of engines. I
> imagine that the
> synthetics are still being distributed in small enough
> quantities that they
> are still unique. Most of the local car dealers and quick oil change
> businesses are using Pennzoil.
>
> I did have some relatively long lasting engines in past years
> (compared with
> those of today) with nothing more than the stock oil systems.
> During these
> years, I was using Big Daddy John Garlet's Kendall 20W/50
> Racing Oil. I
> don't think that you can find it around here anymore.
>
> Years ago, this teacher use to show up at Nelson Ledges with
> an ugly, beat
>
> up, black bathtub Porch, which blew smoke. This car was also
> very fast, and
> had Kluntz Synthetic oil in it. The teacher would get up in
> the middle of
>
> the night and put Kluntz decals on the Group 44 cars. As
> someone asked
> before, what type of oil did Group 44 use? Since Kas is a
> Kendall guy, they
> must have used Kendall.
>
> Finally, does the oil make that much difference, or is it the
> meticulous blue
> printing of the engines along with the right skills and
> facilities for a near
> perfect assembly of them?
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