[TR] greenish oil now ZDDP, dripping chambers

[John Macartney]

Hi, Randall
 
Your guess is as good as mine but the evidence is available for
all to see in some pictures I took of our findings in Colorado. These are now
in "Turn Left at the Pacific" - the book I've written about the whole event.
Within the next day or so, I'll be making an announcement on the lists as to
its availability and how to order a copy.
It's a big one - 316 pages, lots of
colour pix and the whole story in which the key players who developed and
executed the event have all had their say. If anyone on the list wants to know
more, send me an email off-list and I'll send a separate .pdf file with all
the details.
 
Cheers, Jonmac

>________________________________
>From:
Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com>
>To: triumphs at autox.team.net
>Sent: Saturday, 1
October 2011, 4:01
>Subject: Re: [TR] greenish oil now ZDDP, dripping chambers
>
>> From
>> the start in Florida until we reached about the near halfway
point in
>> Tennessee, the car was running Valvoline 20W/50 with added 
>>
ZDDP. At the next
>> change, I was recommended to switch to Valvoline VR1
Racing 
>> 40. On reaching
>> Colorado, where we did an equivalent 10,000 mile
service, the 
>> cam chambers and
>> oil filter were full of an odious black
sludge.
>
>That's curious, John, I wonder what happened.  I have covered many
thousands
>of miles with both 20W50 and straight 40 VR1, and never seen
anything like
>you describe.  The oil itself would eventually turn dark, but
the inside of
>the engine would be very clean.
>
>I have to think that the
ZDDP additive was at least partially to blame.
>
>-- Randall  
>
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