Re: Low Oil Pressure

Ron Tebo (tebomr(at)cadvision.com)
Sat, 05 Dec 1998 07:30:54 -0600

Mitchel Wolos wrote: >
> Does the Alpine have a sub-frame or does it have a full chassis? I have
> a 1964 hope that helps.
>
>
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The Alpine is a unibody car, with a ladder frame AND an X frame underneath. All welded together to form a very stiff structure.

Russell Hedges

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JimPaulR(at)AOL.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/2/98 11:48:15 AM, SEALMSTR(at)ICCOM.COM wrote:
>
> <<Jerome, First welcome to the listing.I have a sereis ll and have never
> except on starting had over 20-25 pds running warm.
> Standard 30# oil non-detergent oil of good quality .
> >>
>
> Non-detergent oil???????
> I'm using 30wt detergent oil in my recently road-worthy (all a matter of
> degree, of course) Series I. Is this a potential problem for me using
> detergent oil?
> JR

Jimpaul?

I think the reason for using non-detergent oil is that it is less likely to foam at high RPM's than std. detergent types. However, it also does not keep your engine as clean. Unless you're racing, you are probably O.K.

Ron Tebo