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To: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Differential oil
From: "josef-eckert@t-online.de" <josef-eckert@t-online.de>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:13:46 +0100 (MET)
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Chris,
Yes, when the Owners Manual names a recommended type of oil I use it when I=
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still can get it, as this is what they used at the factory and they knew=20
why they recommended it. Castrol or Penrite or Millers or even others still=
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produce the right spec.mineral oil.
And these recommended oils kept my classic cars running for 50years plus.=
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So why shall I use different and perhaps ruin my gearbox, engine or rear=20
axle?
Sorry I still can=C2=B4t believe modern synthetic oils are tested in=20
Austin-Healey engines, gearboxes and rear axles and are formulated to keep=
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modern engines/gearboxes/axles/etc.  of a much different design running.
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For me:
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No synthetic oils in my classic cars!
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I like to have crossplies fitted to my classic cars of the 50/60s, but=20
that=C2=B4s my personal taste as for me it gives a period driving experienc=
e I=20
like.
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I  can=C2=B4t get the original paint anymore, so I use modern paint matchin=
g the=20
original colour and appearance.
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Sorry I do not fill in 50 year old air in the tyres (hard to get) and I=20
have 2bars front and 2bars rear filled in.
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And yes, I drive my Austin-Healeys, but not daily, as we also have modern=
=20
cars here to drive in daily madness. Much more confortable by the way and=
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better suitable to my daily business.
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Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany
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54BN1
62BT7
65Sprite
59 DaimlerSP250
50 Morris Minor Tourer
78 Mercedes 240D
and our modern Donkeys for daily business
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Differential oil
Datum: 2016-10-31T15:21:51+0100
Von: "Chris Dimmock" <austin.healey@gmail.com>
An: "josef-eckert@t-online.de" <josef-eckert@t-online.de>
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=20
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Hey Josef,
Your criticism and sarcastic posts have finally arced me up to respond.=20
So - if I'm reading your posts - from somewhere back in the 1950's - you=20
don't use anything that isn't in the owners manual, or the driver's=20
handbook?
"And nothing else"
No synthetic oils?=20
No modern tires/ tyres?
No modern paint?
Is that your point? Nothing that is not in the manuals from 50 plus years=
=20
ago?=20
=20
Tyres? Tires?=20
Seriously?
=20
Mk III drivers handbook
Radial-ply tyres (Dunlop SP41)
 Tyres:
Size, 5.90 - 15 tubed.
Front, 20 lb. /sq. in
Rear, 25 lb. /sq. in
Maximum performance speeds:
increase all pressure by 5 lb./sq.in=20
=20
So that's what you run on your Healey?

That's clearly only ok in your book if you use 1966 air. Modern air is=20
clearly not acceptable.=20
Those are your tyres?=20
Dunlop SP41
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So your tyres are 50 plus years old.=20
http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/dunlop-sp41
<http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/dunlop-sp41>
Seriously?=20
You whinge about this list every couple of years, because it's not=20
technical enough for you.=20
And yet you advocate not using oil designed or manufactured in the past 15=
=20
years?
So you run 50 plus year old tyres?
So why don't you write us a technical article advocating how oil/ tires/=20
tyres/ batteries/ etc have not changed /improved a Healey in the past 50=20
plus years.=20
Do you drive your car Josef?
Seriously. You call yourself into account by criticizing people who use=20
modern oil etc and drive their cars.=20
Write us a technical article.=20
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Seriously.=20
Chris
www.myaustinhealey.com <http://www.myaustinhealey.com>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=
=3DUTF-8"/><title></title></head><body><p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000=
00; text-decoration: none;">Chris,<br /></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Yes, when t=
he Owners Manual names a recommended type of oil I use it when I still can =
get it, as this is what they used at the factory and they knew why they rec=
ommended it. Castrol or Penrite or Millers or even others still produce the=
 right spec.mineral oil. </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">And these r=
ecommended oils kept my classic cars running for 50years plus. So why shall=
 I use different and perhaps ruin my gearbox, engine or rear axle?</span></=
p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Sorry I sti=
ll can&acute;t believe modern synthetic oils are tested in Austin-Healey en=
gines, gearboxes and rear axles and are formulated to keep modern engines/g=
earboxes/axles/etc.&nbsp; of a much different design running.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">For me:</sp=
an></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">No syntheti=
c oils in my classic cars!</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">I like to h=
ave crossplies fitted to my classic cars of the 50/60s, but that&acute;s my=
 personal taste as for me it gives a period driving experience I like.</spa=
n></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">I&nbsp; can=
&acute;t get the original paint anymore, so I use modern paint matching the=
 original colour and appearance.<br /></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Sorry I do =
not fill in 50 year old air in the tyres (hard to get) and I have 2bars fro=
nt and 2bars rear filled in.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">And yes, I =
drive my Austin-Healeys, but not daily, as we also have modern cars here to=
 drive in daily madness. Much more confortable by the way and better suitab=
le to my daily business. </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Josef Ecker=
t</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Konigswinte=
r/Germany</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">54BN1</span=
></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">62BT7</span=
></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">65Sprite</s=
pan></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">59 DaimlerS=
P250</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">50 Morris M=
inor Tourer</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">78 Mercedes=
 240D</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">and our mod=
ern Donkeys for daily business</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">-----Original-Nachricht-----</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Differential oil</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Datum: 2016-10-31T15:21:51+0100</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Von: "Chris Dimmock" &lt;austin.healey@gmail.com&=
gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">An: "josef-eckert@t-online.de" &lt;josef-eckert@t=
-online.de&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hey Josef,</=
span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your critici=
sm and sarcastic posts have finally arced me up to respond.&nbsp;</span></d=
iv>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So - if I'm =
reading your posts - from somewhere back in the 1950's - you don't use anyt=
hing that isn't in the owners manual, or the driver's handbook?</span></div=
>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"And nothing=
 else"</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No synthetic=
 oils?&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No modern ti=
res/ tyres?</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No modern pa=
int?</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Is that your=
 point? Nothing that is not in the manuals from 50 plus years ago?&nbsp;</s=
pan></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">&nbsp;</span=
></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tyres? Tires=
?&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seriously?</=
span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">&nbsp;</span=
></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mk III drive=
rs handbook</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Radial-ply t=
yres (Dunlop SP41)<br />&nbsp;Tyres:<br />Size, 5.90 - 15 tubed.<br />Front=
, 20 lb. /sq. in<br />Rear, 25 lb. /sq. in<br />Maximum performance speeds:=
<br />increase all pressure by 5 lb./sq.in&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">&nbsp;</span=
></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So that's wh=
at you run on your Healey?</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span=
>That's clearly only ok in your book if you use 1966 air. Modern air is cle=
arly not acceptable.&nbsp;</div>
<div>Those are your tyres?&nbsp;</div>
<div>Dunlop SP41</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>So your tyres are 50 plus years old.&nbsp;</div>
<div><a href=3D"http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/dunlop-sp41";>http://ww=
w.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/dunlop-sp41</a></div>
<div>Seriously?&nbsp;</div>
<div>You whinge about this list every couple of years, because it's not tec=
hnical enough for you.&nbsp;</div>
<div>And yet you advocate not using oil designed or manufactured in the pas=
t 15 years?</div>
<div>So you run 50 plus year old tyres?</div>
<div>So why don't you write us a technical article advocating how oil/ tire=
s/ tyres/ batteries/ etc have not changed /improved a Healey in the past 50=
 plus years.&nbsp;</div>
<div>Do you drive your car Josef?</div>
<div>Seriously. You call yourself into account by criticizing people who us=
e modern oil etc and drive their cars.&nbsp;</div>
<div>Write us a technical article.&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Seriously.&nbsp;</div>
<div>Chris</div>
<div><a href=3D"http://www.myaustinhealey.com";>www.myaustinhealey.com</a></=
div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
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