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Re: [TR] Lets talk oil some more

To: John Macartney <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>, triumph list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Lets talk oil some more
From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 16:20:39 -0500
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We can still get high ZDDP oils over here too. John.  I use straight 30W
Valvoline VR-1 Racing Motor Oil in my car.
http://content.valvoline.com/pdf/vr1_racing.pdf

Everyone's got a different favorite -- that's why they have horse races.
This one works for me.

Don
Saint Louis Missouri
1962 TR3B TSF202L


On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 3:18 PM, John Macartney <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk
> wrote:

> No there isn't, if that same oil was available today, which it is not.
>
> It's worth remembering that Mr. Castrol blends the 'same' oil in varying
> ways, depending on market. While it seems that Castrol 20W/50 in the US no
> longer has the same levels of ZDDP, this is not the case for us in Europe.
> Castrol Classic 20W/50 is widely available and while it has many of the
> features of the 'old' type of oil, it has a few more recent additions and
> the lack of or reduced amount of zinc isn't on the agenda. Zinc levels are
> the same as heretofore. I suppose we're lucky? Castrol and Duckhams still
> blend the original formulas of the 60's and 70's and smaller companies like
> Morris Oils make a whole raft of stuff (single and multigrade) for
> machinery going back for more than a century.
>
> Jonmac
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<div dir=3D"ltr">We can still get high ZDDP oils over here too. John.=C2=A0=
 I use straight 30W Valvoline VR-1 Racing Motor Oil in my car. =C2=A0<div><=
a href=3D"http://content.valvoline.com/pdf/vr1_racing.pdf";>http://content.v=
alvoline.com/pdf/vr1_racing.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Everyone&#=
39;s got a different favorite -- that&#39;s why they have horse races.=C2=
=A0 This one works for me.</div><div><br></div><div>Don</div><div>Saint Lou=
is Missouri</div><div>1962 TR3B TSF202L</div><div><img src=3D"https://4xdog=
.smugmug.com/photos/i-6sXT8zC/0/S/i-6sXT8zC-S.jpg"><br></div></div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 3:=
18 PM, John Macartney <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:john.macartne=
y@ukpips.org.uk" target=3D"_blank">john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk</a>&gt;</sp=
an> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">No there isn&#39;t, if that sa=
me oil was available today, which it is not.<br>
<br>
It&#39;s worth remembering that Mr. Castrol blends the &#39;same&#39; oil i=
n varying ways, depending on market. While it seems that Castrol 20W/50 in =
the US no longer has the same levels of ZDDP, this is not the case for us i=
n Europe. Castrol Classic 20W/50 is widely available and while it has many =
of the features of the &#39;old&#39; type of oil, it has a few more recent =
additions and the lack of or reduced amount of zinc isn&#39;t on the agenda=
. Zinc levels are the same as heretofore. I suppose we&#39;re lucky? Castro=
l and Duckhams still blend the original formulas of the 60&#39;s and 70&#39=
;s and smaller companies like Morris Oils make a whole raft of stuff (singl=
e and multigrade) for machinery going back for more than a century.<br>
<br>
Jonmac<br>
<br>
<br>
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