I picked up a bunch of VR1 20W50 at Walmart for a good price. Looks like 10W30 through Amazon is only slightly more. No need for more than the 1300+ ppm ZDDP VR1 has.
New Summit Racing ZDDP Oil
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It their fancy name for the gaskets you need for a timing set change rather than buying a complete gasket set. Over the decades I've aquired quite a few gasket sets but I'm always robbing certain gaskets so this is the cheapest way to replace the gaskets I'm missing in a set. Plus they sent them to my door with free shipping. I'm getting cheap in my old age. Now I can buy some brand name "Alpo" dog food for supper, hmm, wonder if I can get free shipping on that also.
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before jumping on that oil you should give a read to this blog that Bonnewagon (Mark) sent to me.....Mark thinks 69hurstolds had posted it in a thread...
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540 RAT - Tech Facts, NOT Myths
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before jumping on that oil you should give a read to this blog that Bonnewagon (Mark) sent to me.....Mark thinks 69hurstolds had posted it in a thread...
540 RAT - Tech Facts, NOT Myths
Guy sure likes to write, lol.
he does but it is an interesting read, the people who normally stick to posts, tweets and texts will be overwhelmed for sure
i found this part of the article very interesting. i have a newly rebuilt engine in my cutty that i usually start from time to time but i haven't for about 4or5 months, living in wi. it's cold as hell so after reading this article i think i'll wait until spring to start it again.
“Most engine wear takes place during cold start-up before oil flow reaches all the critical internal components”. This is an absolutely FACTUAL statement that I make from time to time. It definitely pertains to most all Hot Rods and Race cars, that can often sit for weeks at a time, or even longer, no matter if the engine is OLD-SCHOOL or MODERN. Under that condition, most of the oil has drained off of critical internal engine components, and seeped out of oil passages.
That leaves those parts with only a questionable amount of an oil film remaining, to prevent wear during cold startup, while waiting for oil to start flowing again. And of course having an oil film from a highly ranked, excellent performing, low cold viscosity rated motor oil such as 0WXX or 5WXX, from my Wear Protection Ranking List, greatly helps to reduce wear during critical cold start-up condition
“Most engine wear takes place during cold start-up before oil flow reaches all the critical internal components”. This is an absolutely FACTUAL statement that I make from time to time. It definitely pertains to most all Hot Rods and Race cars, that can often sit for weeks at a time, or even longer, no matter if the engine is OLD-SCHOOL or MODERN. Under that condition, most of the oil has drained off of critical internal engine components, and seeped out of oil passages.
That leaves those parts with only a questionable amount of an oil film remaining, to prevent wear during cold startup, while waiting for oil to start flowing again. And of course having an oil film from a highly ranked, excellent performing, low cold viscosity rated motor oil such as 0WXX or 5WXX, from my Wear Protection Ranking List, greatly helps to reduce wear during critical cold start-up condition
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