- 1. 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:26:15 EDT
- Ah, the great oil debate.... As an automotive engineer (albeit an electrical one), here's what I've learned from both the racing and engineering communities. Without question, the greatest wear to a
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00122.html (9,433 bytes)
- 2. Re: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: "R. Harrington" <rharring@idirect.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 21:59:07 -0400
- Consumer's Report did a test on motor oil in the July '96 issue "In a 4 1/2 million -mile test of 20 popular motor oils in 75 New York City taxicabs no single oil proved better thanany other" it goes
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00127.html (7,805 bytes)
- 3. Re: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Ralph Steinberg <ralph@cloverleaf-auto.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:07:43 -0400
- engines, fuels, and oils you could have done two oil changes and had about the same results. Today we do not think that much of an engine going 150,000 200,000 miles. I want to see that test comparin
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00136.html (8,480 bytes)
- 4. Re: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: "Vaughn Rockney" <vintagegarage@erols.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:08:30 -0400
- Using non-vintage oil in a vintage race is cheating.. my .02 worth :-)
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00138.html (7,049 bytes)
- 5. Re: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: larry gallo <agallo@pcfl.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:29:33 -0400
- There is some concern that synthetics would find more ways to leak out of an LBC than mineral oil. Lack of proper lip seals etc. I don't know how seriously to take that, since mine leaked at every in
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00139.html (7,426 bytes)
- 6. Re: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:11:32 -0500
- Hey Vaughn, When you have machine work done, do you have them do it to the less exacting tolerances that were the norm in the old days?
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00141.html (7,200 bytes)
- 7. RE: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: "Rabe, Joachim" <RabeJ@BP.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:12:28 +0100
- What about non-vintage fuel and what can I do, when I have to inflate my vintage tires...
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00142.html (7,486 bytes)
- 8. RE: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: "" <greenman62@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 19:06:23 PDT
- umm get an old guy to blow them up by mouth?:*) Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00146.html (7,565 bytes)
- 9. Re: 2 cents on Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:40:01 -0400
- You can tell the season is winding down, since it's time to start the "what is vintage" flames again! <g> But seriously, I was three months late starting this season because we were trying to find a
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00149.html (7,671 bytes)
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