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To: Bill Tobin <william.tobin31@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Old Cars
From: Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 10:29:27 -0400
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thanks Bill, see you again one of these days.

On May 23, 2020, at 6:58 AM, Bill Tobin via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:

Great car. a friend has one similar; it's taken 3 generations of babies =
home from the maternity hospital!

As for oil: something this old may require non detergent oil. My old =
tractors use it. I'm not sure when multi grade detergent oils came out. =
Probably one of our bunch would know. Or I can contact a local oil rep =
and find out.

I'd probably stick with 30w in the summer. And park it in the winter!

Great car. Enjoy it. And bear in mind: it won't handle like the white =
car in the background!

Cheers Bill
On 5/22/2020 11:02 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot wrote:
> Ok, so this is not a Triumph story, but I recently got a 1947 Chevy =
Fleetmaster in my garage (which means I bought it a year ago, but it=E2=80=
=99s been sitting in the owner=E2=80=99s garage until now).  It=E2=80=99s =
the oldest vehicle I=E2=80=99ve ever owned, by two years (had a =E2=80=994=
9 ford pickup once) and I love working on it.  It=E2=80=99s so simple, =
and plenty of space to get at everything.  Plus, this came from the =
family of the original owner, has been garaged all its life, and while =
far from pristine, it=E2=80=99s not rusty.  Garaged all its life.  I =
haven=E2=80=99t stripped or sheered a bolt yet.
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> So, the highlights - the engine has no oil filter. Just change the oil =
every 2000 miles, more on dirt roads (says the manual).  Lever shocks =
all around.  Vacuum wipers, no turn signals (not sure about brake =
lights), manually engaged starter solenoid through a floor button.  =
Front wheel bearings are ball bearings!!!.  4.5=E2=80=9Dx16=E2=80=9D =
wheels, skinny bias plies (with a date code of 1984, definitely due to =
replace those if I ever go over 25 mph).  Right now the brakes are =
apart, shocks need to go to White Post for a rebuild, gas tank and =
radiator at the local shop.
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> Here=E2=80=99s a question - the manual calls for straight 20w oil for =
the engine, 30 in the winter.  Should I run 20w, or 10-30?
> Gear oils - straight 90W is what=E2=80=99s called for.  What=E2=80=99s =
a good non-synthetic?  Steering gear calls for =E2=80=9CAll Purpose=E2=80=9D=
 lubricant - WTH?
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> Having fun in the garage these days!!!
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class=3D"">thanks Bill, see you again one of these days.<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">On May 23, 2020, at 6:58 =
AM, Bill Tobin via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
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  <div class=3D""><p class=3D"">Great car. a friend has one similar; =
it's taken 3 generations of
      babies home from the maternity hospital!</p><p class=3D"">As for =
oil: something this old may require non detergent oil. My
      old tractors use it. I'm not sure when multi grade detergent oils
      came out. Probably one of our bunch would know. Or I can contact a
      local oil rep and find out.</p><p class=3D"">I'd probably stick =
with 30w in the summer. And park it in the
      winter!</p><p class=3D"">Great car. Enjoy it. And bear in mind: it =
won't handle like the
      white car in the background!</p><p class=3D"">Cheers Bill<br =
class=3D"">
    </p>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 5/22/2020 11:02 PM, Scott Janzen =
via
      Fot wrote:<br class=3D"">
    </div>
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cite=3D"mid:FC1C7482-7D31-4883-99AE-B96FBF2E66B3@me.com" class=3D"">
      <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3DUTF-8" class=3D"">
      Ok, so this is not a Triumph story, but I recently got a 1947
      Chevy Fleetmaster in my garage (which means I bought it a year
      ago, but it=E2=80=99s been sitting in the owner=E2=80=99s garage =
until now). &nbsp;It=E2=80=99s
      the oldest vehicle I=E2=80=99ve ever owned, by two years (had a =
=E2=80=9949 ford
      pickup once) and I love working on it. &nbsp;It=E2=80=99s so =
simple, and plenty
      of space to get at everything. &nbsp;Plus, this came from the =
family of
      the original owner, has been garaged all its life, and while far
      from pristine, it=E2=80=99s not rusty. &nbsp;Garaged all its life. =
&nbsp;I haven=E2=80=99t
      stripped or sheered a bolt yet.
      <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
      </div>
      <div class=3D"">So, the highlights - the engine has no oil filter.
        Just change the oil every 2000 miles, more on dirt roads (says
        the manual). &nbsp;Lever shocks all around. &nbsp;Vacuum wipers, =
no turn
        signals (not sure about brake lights), manually engaged starter
        solenoid through a floor button. &nbsp;Front wheel bearings are =
ball
        bearings!!!. &nbsp;4.5=E2=80=9Dx16=E2=80=9D wheels, skinny bias =
plies (with a date
        code of 1984, definitely due to replace those if I ever go over
        25 mph). &nbsp;Right now the brakes are apart, shocks need to go =
to
        White Post for a rebuild, gas tank and radiator at the local
        shop.</div>
      <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
      </div>
      <div class=3D"">Here=E2=80=99s a question - the manual calls for =
straight
        20w oil for the engine, 30 in the winter. &nbsp;Should I run =
20w, or
        10-30?</div>
      <div class=3D"">Gear oils - straight 90W is what=E2=80=99s called =
for.
        &nbsp;What=E2=80=99s a good non-synthetic? &nbsp;Steering gear =
calls for =E2=80=9CAll
        Purpose=E2=80=9D lubricant - WTH?</div>
      <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
      </div>
      <div class=3D"">Having fun in the garage these days!!!</div>
      <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
      </div>
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