Okay you finally got me. My favortie oil was the type that FREE. I did use
a lot of Kendall, and Quaker State and also Valvoline all 20-50. and very
early on in the late fifties used a synthetic called "Steen C". It would
leak right straight through a cast iron block.
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From: <WEmery7451@aol.com>
To: <kaskas@cox.net>; <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>; <vinttr4@geneseo.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: Oil - what kind?
> In a message dated 5/16/03 12:52:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
kaskas@cox.net
> writes:
>
> << I too am a Kendall guy. >>
>
> I guess that most of the oil opinion returns are now in. After hearing
about
> the two Pennsylvania oils (Quaker State and Pennzoil) being blown through
the
> same pipes and mixed together, I wonder how many differences there are
among
> the mineral oils. The only difference between Pennzoil and Quaker State
is
> what is done to them at the end (maybe just different containers). Many
> years ago, Quaker State was briefly taken off of the shelves around here
when
> a bad batch got out and gummed up a bunch of engines. I imagine that the
> synthetics are still being distributed in small enough quantities that
they
> are still unique. Most of the local car dealers and quick oil change
> businesses are using Pennzoil.
>
> I did have some relatively long lasting engines in past years (compared
with
> those of today) with nothing more than the stock oil systems. During
these
> years, I was using Big Daddy John Garlet's Kendall 20W/50 Racing Oil. I
> don't think that you can find it around here anymore.
>
> Years ago, this teacher use to show up at Nelson Ledges with an ugly, beat
> up, black bathtub Porch, which blew smoke. This car was also very fast,
and
> had Kluntz Synthetic oil in it. The teacher would get up in the middle of
> the night and put Kluntz decals on the Group 44 cars. As someone asked
> before, what type of oil did Group 44 use? Since Kas is a Kendall guy,
they
> must have used Kendall.
>
> Finally, does the oil make that much difference, or is it the meticulous
blue
> printing of the engines along with the right skills and facilities for a
near
> perfect assembly of them?
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