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Re: [Healeys] EOS has been discontinued by GM

To: healey.nut@gmail.com, healeybruce@roadrunner.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] EOS has been discontinued by GM
From: jcapezzuti@aol.com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:11:26 -0400
A random comment.......? what would be wrong with using an oil like Valvoline 
Max Life 30-50?? 



Why would / or wouldn't you want to use something like this?



Thanks,

Jeff

'63 BJ7


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
To: Healey Bruce <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net; DavidWMalaney@eaton.com
Sent: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 9:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] EOS has been discontinued by GM




Easy, order Penrite.  Order it from Australia if you have to.   Remember the
nice gentleman on the list who used to be a distributor?  Maybe he should
pick that up again... now is the time to be distributing that oil in the US.


On 8/31/07, Healey Bruce <healeybruce@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> OK, I hate to go here again, but with GM discontinuing EOS, and the ever
> evolving state of oils, I'd be interested in the latest thinking on which
> oils are recommended, as I will be doing my annual oil change in a couple
> of
> months.  Currently I've Valvoline VR1 w/ EOS in, and I've about 1500-2000
> total miles on the engine since rebuild.
>
> Bruce Steele
> 1960 BN7
> Brea, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <glemon@neb.rr.com>
> To: <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>; <DavidWMalaney@eaton.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] EOS has been discontinued by GM
>
>
> >I don't know if it the enviro Nazis or changing times that have led to
> > the phase out the GM EOS, when I went to the local Buick dealer he said
> > not many people buy it any more, couple that with a recent visits to a
> > couple machine shops, "nobody rebuilds engines anymore, except you
> > classic car guys" maybe despite our interest in the much larger regular
> > car world this is a low demand product.
> >
> > I found some Exxon 20w-50 that was still SL rated, but I am going to go
> > with Brad Penn Green Racing Oil for my first oil change after the run
> > in with straight 30W (SL rated, with a can of EOS added for good
> > measure).
> >
> > It was recommended to me by a guy in the club the deals in lubricants
> > for trucks, and a local vendor is selling it for $36 a case, not much
> > more than Castrol.
> >
> > I have no financial interest and no experience yet with the product,
> > but it is purported to have everything you need in it.
> >
> > Greg Lemon
> > 54 BN1
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-- 
Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
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