| To: | "'Michael Porter'" <mdporter@dfn.com>, "'Paul Dorsey'" <dorpaul1@gmail.com>, "'Triumph list Team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: [TR] New but cheap 20 W 50 Motor oil |
| From: | "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:46:39 -0400 |
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> I suspect that Quaker State then was still using refinery > feedstock from > Pennsylvania (these were the days of peak oil, after all), and Indeed, they used to brag about "Pennsylvania grade crude oil". I've also heard that it is high in paraffin content (heavier fractions that are solid at room temperature) and thought that might have something to do with sludge formation. At any rate, I'll never forget scraping that stuff out with a putty knife. I've been using Valvoline ever since, and I've never seen anything like it. -- Randall ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive |
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