I'm afraid I haven't read the article, so please fill me in. What is the
'SJ' you're referring to?
Thanks,
MIchael Keele
DRUID
Denver
At 09:59 PM 1/22/2001 -0500, Advdesign1@aol.com wrote:
> Jim and all'
> The best oil for 216-235s is 10w30 SJ. I'm sorry if my article was not
> clear. If you go with 5w30 the volume of viscosity index improvers goes up
> which leaves less room in the can for lubricating oil. Without looking in
>my
>references, there was an issue with excessive VI improvers doing something
> under the extreme shear as the oil is rolled between crankshaft and
> bearing.
>
> If you need more technical info, let me know and I'll look it up. Writing
> technical articles for essentially non technical journals is a
> challenge, as
> you don't want to lose the literate as well as the technically illiterate.
> Bob ADler
> >
> > Well I got various messages, the one that I think I will try is
> switching
> to
> > 5-30 for the winter. In reading Bob ADlers messages on the Oil subject
>and
> > his article on Old Truck Mag I was under the impression that I needed to
> > stick with straight 30 weight. Also the most important thing was the SJ
>on
> > the label. Is using 5-30 doing anything that is not desirable to the
> motor?
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
|