Bill, keep us posted on this, what dis Frank think about that purple stuff
anyone know?
Lin
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 11:49 PM, <pythias at pacifier.com> wrote:
> the weather turned, at least for a day so I had a chance to test the new
> Royal Purple in the Datsun 5 speed. ..We all know how it is, we WANT the
> change to have positive results, and so it is with me. I could swear that
> it had more power than before, but objectively?... I'll tell ya this. For
> years, the oil pressure starts high and as the car warms up, the oil
> pressure at freeway speed drops gradually for the first 15 to 20 minutes.
> Even though the water temp shows the car as being warmed, I never believe
> it until I see the oil pressure fall to "normal" range. I hate to give
> numbers as gauge calibration, YMMV, etc, but for me its in the low to mid
> 50's range. TODAY, after half an hour it was still showing near 60, and
> increase of about 5 lbs. The only thing I can think to explain it is that
> the engine isn't working as hard, so it's not getting as hot, so the oil
> is cooler so the pressure is higher....
>
> I may put some of the same stuff in my diffy.
>
>
> Bill L.
> "the red thing"
>
> it takes a big dog to weigh a ton
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