[Spridgets] oil for spridgets

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

What I can't figure ... ( okay there's lots of things that I can't figure ) is
why some components go and others don't?  ie: why 4 and not 1, 2, and 3 also?



> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:58:02 -0500
>
> Back in 2002, I took the engine that came with my Bugeye (a rebuilt 1275)
> and put it in the 65 Sprite. I bedded in the cam, and started driving it.
> Within 2 months, I had a rounded lobe on #4 intake. It wasn't until all
this
> discussion on the ZDDP, and the lack of it, that I realized with had
> happened. Of course, at the time, I was running Castrol 30 wt.
>
> Brad
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM, David Lieb <72spridget at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Billy wrote:
> > > The ZDDP thing is for real, but it's a slow engine killer. It cuts your
> > > engine life by maybe half. It's also an important factor if you have a
> > > gearbox that takes motor oil. Gears really need an extreme pressure
> > > lubricant.
> >
> > Larry wrote:
> > > I recently bought an AL V-8. It came out of an MGB and had less than
500
> > > miles on it. The mutt crashed it that fast. I looked at the cam and two
> > of
> > > the lobes were wiped. One of the lifters looked like a bad case of
acne.
> > > Less than 500 miles.
> >
> > My understanding is that it is a slow killer of a properly broken in
> > engine. OTOH, in a newly rebuilt engine, the absence of zddp can lead
> > to early failure. The evidence is way beyond anecdotal at this point.
> > The new oil is ok for the new technology engines and the absence of
> > zddp extends the life expectancy of the catalytic, but it is certainly
> > an issue with Spridget engines.
> > David L