>
>
> > Considering how well it was sticking after 22 years I assume the stuff
> >wasn't original, is this the sort of stuff that rustproofing shops put on?
> >Has anyone found some brand that works better than most?
>
> The coat of Castrol 20W-50 under my '71 B works just fine,
> and it's constantly replenished. I'm grateful again for
> the fine engineering of BMC to install an automatic
> chassis rustproofing system in the main bearing seal
> of the B series engine.
>
> --Scott "And the vent hole at the bottom of the bellhousing" Fisher
>
Now you know why they call them "British Oil Engines". The other
advantage is no need to drain the old oil. In fact I have heard that some
British Oil Engines didn't have filler caps. You just poured oil all over
the outside, sort of like basting a turkey. Then hoped that some would
leak in while it was sitting still. Course none of my engines work that
way. Must have been earlier motors. Maybe the early Europas (;-).
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