[Roadsters] Break-in oil & assembly

[Mikep]

So if I'm reading this correctly NASCAR teams are using 40 year old  
Japanese four cylinder motors? Yee Haw!!! let's go racin'!..... tongue  
firmly in cheek

Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll quit being a smart ass and go back to  
staring wistfully at my non running 40 year Japanese four cylinder.

mike

On Oct 10, 2009, at 6:48 PM, gregs672liter at netzero.net wrote:

> There have been some concerns posted latey about using todays oil in  
> our old
> Roadsters AFTER they have been broken in.  The concern was they were  
> missing
> the correct kind of additive package to provide proper wear care for  
> our cars,
> and that you needed to get a specific oil additive.  I asked my  
> engine guru
> who is careful about debunking these kind of things.  His response:
> "Bullshit.  This was started by a Nascar team (Joe Gibbs) who had a  
> cam go
> flat and decided it was the oil.  What it probably was was excessive  
> spring
> pressure.  None of my customers, nor anyone else in the industry  
> have reported
> any problems related to excessive wear due to todays oil.  I think  
> it is
> marketing BS to sell a product."
> I continue to run Mobile 1 without concern.
> Greg Burrows
> 67 2000
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
> To: Roadster List <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Roadsters] Break-in oil & assembly
> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:51:51 -0500
>
> There's been some threads on the assembly and break-in of "new"  
> engines. I
> noticed an ad from Comp Cams in the latest issue of Chevy High  
> Performance
> for a new break-in oil (*http://tinyurl.com/ygtkpxl*) they're now  
> selling.
> Looks like a great product to me.
> They also offers assembly lube and spray. Knowing Comp's reputation  
> this
> stuff is worth using, IMHO.
> --
> Ron
>
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