talked to them today--VR1 20w-50 has 1400PPM zinc.
tom
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From: P.M. Pollock <pollpete@ix.netcom.com>
To: Bob Begani <rfbegani@gmail.com>
Cc: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:58:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Valvoline VR-1 20W-50 @ walmart.com
IIRC a couple of years ago diesel oils also went the reduced zinc route. You
can check zinc levels online from the oil's website - usually by downloading a
pdf.
What I settled on doing for our beloved '69 Ghia convertible and her Healey
consort (once I get him going, that is) is a zinc additive. My understanding is
too much zinc can also be a problem, so adjust the additive to the underlying
zinc in the oil you are using (you want about 1500ppm total).
Alternately, some folks might smuggle in VR-1.
Peter Pollock
BJ7
On 9/16/2019 11:24 AM, Bob Begani wrote:
> What about using Rotella as a substitute.
>
> Bob Begani
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 16, 2019, at 1:59 PM, P.M. Pollock <pollpete@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>> Banned here in the People's Republic of California about two months ago
>> (probably due to the high zinc). It must have been an administrative ruling
>> - it caught stores completely off -guard: one day they were selling it, the
>> next it was cleared from the shelves and in the back room not-for-sale.
>>
>>> On 9/13/2019 10:22 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
>>> No, not ANOTHER discussion on the merits of any particular oil. I've used
>>> this for years with satisfactory results, and was looking to re-up my
>>> stash, but my usual source, RuralKing is now refusing to ship to California
>>> (their cust. serv. wouldn't say why, but they're a guns and ammo dealer and
>>> might be making a political statement as apparently no other states are
>>> being boycotted). Anyways, I found it at Walmart and they had a '2-pack'
>>> for $8.76 ($4.38/qt), which is about as good a price as you can
>>> get--'regular' price is over $7/qt--plus free shipping. I thought this
>>> might be a goof on their website, but I took a chance and ordered; and the
>>> email confirmation showed 24@$4.38 ea. Maybe they'll claim a screw-up, and
>>> try not to honor the order, but I thought I'd pass this 'deal' along:
>>>
>>> *https://tinyurl.com/y2e64xrg*
>>>
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