> From: "Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)" <GROSS(at)UNIT.COM>
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net, Bob Douglas <b-douglas(at)ti.com>
> Subject: Re: Transmission oil
> Date sent: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 16:23:00 -0700
> Send reply to: "Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)" <GROSS(at)UNIT.COM>
> Bob,
>
> >So, who sells 30wt non-detergent oil these days? The local auto parts
> >suppliers I've checked with have mostly a "don't have, don't know,
> don't care"
> >attitude because it's a low/no demand product. Even the cheap generic
> brands
> >they carry have detergent now. It would help to know names of some
> companies
> >that are still producing non-detergent motor oils. An earlier input
> mentioned
> >BP, but haven't found them carried retail in this part of the U.S.
> (Texas).
> >
> >I and, most likely, others on the list would appreciate any suggestions
> on
> >where to look and/or brands to ask for.
> >
> >Thanks and regards, Bob Douglas S.II Dallas,TX
>
>
> Being from Texas, and more importantly Dallas, could'nt ya just
> go dig a hole some place and fetch some oil?
>
> I'm pretty sure it wont have any of that nasty detergent stuff in it.
>
> You might try to find a "break in oil" or racing oil.
> I used valvoline racing oil 40 wt to break in my last motor.
> It was available at the local auto parts store.
>
> Seemed to me it did not have the detergent as most racing oils dont.
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
> ------------------------------------------------
I'd suggest a tractor supply store or something similar to it. They
use non-detergent oils for hydralics.
Randy Zimmermann
St. Paul, MN
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