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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>Hi Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>Wow! I am really sorry to hear that! I feel your pain from here!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>The advice you received seems to break the cardinal rule of NEVER EVER mixing mineral and synthetic oils! They are two completely different bases of stock. I’m not surprised that you had mechanical issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>Foaming suggests that the combination of the two distinctly different bases were not mixing. That’s expected. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>I would suggest that lubrication starvation, through oil emulsifying is most likely the culprit of your failure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>Mmm… A very simple error in advice has had dire consequences! Very, very frustrating.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>"You can Make a Small Fortune From Motor Racing. As long as You Started With A Lage Fortune!"<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>Peter Vucinic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>TR4 - TR7 V8 - Spitfire MkII<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com/">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#993366'>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>MadMarx<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 12 September 2015 6:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'AC'; ''Friends of Triumph' Triumph'; triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello Alex,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was told to use mineral Lucas with synthetic oil. And so I did.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This stuff is stiff like frozen honey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I suppose the lube went too stiff and the oil pump wasn’t able to force it through the system and opened the relive valve.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AC [<a href="mailto:ac@camoletti.ch">mailto:ac@camoletti.ch</a>] <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Samstag, 12. September 2015 09:19<br><b>An:</b> ''Friends of Triumph' Triumph'; <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>; MadMarx<br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Fot] Lucas Oil Stabilisator<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=DE>Hallo lieber Chris! Which Lucas stab did you use? There are two of them, mineral and synthetic. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=DE><br><br>---- MadMarx a écrit ----<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Guys,</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>by accident I found on my camera chip a video how I fill in two cans of Lucas Oil Stabilisator to 4 gallons of 10w60 oil of the IMSA TR8.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Listen to the difference.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The oil pressure dropped from 40 to 30 psi and never got over 40 psi on driving. Normally it is at 70 psi.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The engine died after 8 laps with bearing failures on all crank bearings and a worn out camshaft.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This has happened in April.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My engine man was ill for half a year now, but it seems that he’s getting back to work next week and tries to repair the engine.</span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IVwEbOfkpc" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IVwEbOfkpc</span></a></span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>