<VV> what oil does

[djtcz at comcast.net]

I'd expect insufficient anti-wear additives to be able to kill cams and lifters, maybe scuff a piston a bit, especially during break-in, but not rod bearings or rings.

There were plenty of engines wearing out cams in the 70s and 80s, when presumably oil was chock full of zddp. Or, maybe it wasn't.

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Dan Timberlake

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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:58:41 EDT
From: ChiefTAM at aol.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Wrong oil in rebuilt 110
To: ddpleau at msn.com, nalllm at verizon.net, virtualvairs at corvair.org
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Dennis, Matt and All:
 
snip....... 
Again, I am not an expert in any way, shape or form, but I do know that I  
lost two engines in my 69, the first on an "experienced" engine that  broke 
piston rings on one cylinder, so we replaced that and put a new rod  bearing on 
that cylinder while we were in there, just for good measure, and the  bearing 
went out within 75 miles taking the whole engine, and the second  on the 
complete rebuild.   I do use Rotella in my diesel truck,  and like the oil, but 
I won't use it in a Corvair again!

Todd in TX