<VV> Oil (again, arghh!!)
Bryan Blackwell
bryan at skiblack.com
Thu Aug 21 12:42:55 EDT 2008
Hi Bill,
I don't have an answer I'm really confident in yet, particularly for
breaking in a new cam. Based on what I've read, staying away from
the SM "starburst" oils is a good idea. I was just shopping for oil
to put in the '66, and found absolutely no SL oil, only SM, so I
bought some Pennzoil "High Mileage Vehicle" 10W-30 SM non-starburst oil.
Be aware that break in requirements are greater than an engine that's
already broken in, don't take this as my final answer.
--Bryan
On Aug 13, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Wrsssatty at aol.com wrote:
> <What would be a good recommendation for type of oil in stop and
> go traffic
> 80 degree temp. in my 62 / 900 monza>
>
> <It doesn't get any better than this:
>
> http://www.widman.biz/uploads/Corvair_oil.pdf>
>
> Indeed, Mr. Widman has gone to great length to research and report
> on this
> matter and I am in awe of his broad knowledge on the subject. His
> brilliance
> shines through in this paper. My thanks and congratulations to him.
> However, folks less brilliant, folks like me, probably want a one
> sentence (not 30
> page) answer to this question--something along the lines of; "The
> oil you
> should put in your Corvair nowadays is (fill in the blank)." Is
> there anyone out
> there that can provide such an answer?
>
> ~Bill Stanley
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