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Re: Oil preferences

To: "Spit List" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Oil preferences
From: "Suzie" <suzie_bear@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 22:50:01 +0100
Gotta agree with you there, sometimes it's nice not to have all those extra
worries. So long as my Baby Blue starts up in the morning and keeps going
till I'm home at night, why worry???

Suzie


Graham wrote:


>
> Ignorance is bliss, No oil pressure gauge = no worries!!
>
> Graham.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <trunnell@mindspring.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 1:35 PM
> Subject: Oil preferences
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since I installed my oil pressure gauge I am amazed at how much the
> viscosity drops during highway driving especially on hot days.  I am
> currently running Castrol GTX 20-50.  After driving about 40 miles to work
> at about 65- 75 mph the oil pressure will drop to about 45 psi at speed
and
> about 15 psi at idle.  Around town the pressure drop is not as bad.  Has
> anyone had better success with a different brand of oil. I don't have an
oil
> cooler, but it's looking like I might need one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Glenn
>
>


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