<VV> OIL

[John Oshea]

Actually, there are a fair number of oils available on the market that have 
adequate zinc and phosphorous.
That is why I referred Doug to the Widman articles in the earlier post. Oils 
with what Corvair engines need
are identified and discussed there. Richard Widman is an engine oil expert 
and is also a Corvair owner.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim" <dcvjrv at att.net>
To: "John Oshea" <jco99 at cox.net>; "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> OIL


> As far as I know, there is really no oil that on the market (except maybe 
> for some specialty oils) that
> have the zinc or phosphorous in adequate quantity for our old flat tappet 
> engines.  I therefore add a
> bottle of ZDDP to the oil with each and every oil change.
>
> Jim V.
> 1932 Chevrolet Deluxe Roadster
> 1938 Oldsmobile Business Coupe
> 1939 Cadillac LaSalle Touring Sedan
> 1950 Pontiac Silver Streak 8 Sedan
> 1958 GMC Suburban Carrier Pickup
> 1964 Corvair Spyder Convertible
> 1968 Buick GS400 Convertible
> dcvjrv at att.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Oshea" <jco99 at cox.net>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> OIL
>
>
>> You may want to consider a different oil.
>> Mobil 1 does not have adequate zinc or phosphorous for a flat tappet 
>> engine.
>> Look at Corvair owner and oil expert www.widman.biz for info.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>
>> To: <N2VZD at aol.com>
>> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> OIL
>>
>>
>> We run Mobil 1 10W-30 in my daughter's Spyder. She's put about 90,000 
>> miles
>> on it since our home rebuild, and its still going strong!
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Tim Colson asked:
>>
>> <<not to start a long ridiculous thread , but what synthetic oils are 
>> guys
>> running in turbo's?
>> i am thinking of 15w50 napa in a 64 spyder...or does that sound heavy?
>> all of my own stuff has conventional 10w40 stuff in it. just looking for
>> good input.
>> regards, tim colson >>
>>
>> -- Doug Mackintosh
>> Corsa member since 1996
>> Corsa/NC member since 1996, Virtual Vairs member
>> Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
>>
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