<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">thanks Bill, see you again one of these days.<br class=""><div><br class=""><div class="">On May 23, 2020, at 6:58 AM, Bill Tobin via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class=""><p class="">Great car. a friend has one similar; it's taken 3 generations of
babies home from the maternity hospital!</p><p class="">As for oil: something this old may require non detergent oil. My
old tractors use it. I'm not sure when multi grade detergent oils
came out. Probably one of our bunch would know. Or I can contact a
local oil rep and find out.</p><p class="">I'd probably stick with 30w in the summer. And park it in the
winter!</p><p class="">Great car. Enjoy it. And bear in mind: it won't handle like the
white car in the background!</p><p class="">Cheers Bill<br class="">
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Ok, so this is not a Triumph story, but I recently got a 1947
Chevy Fleetmaster in my garage (which means I bought it a year
ago, but it’s been sitting in the owner’s garage until now). It’s
the oldest vehicle I’ve ever owned, by two years (had a ’49 ford
pickup once) and I love working on it. It’s so simple, and plenty
of space to get at everything. Plus, this came from the family of
the original owner, has been garaged all its life, and while far
from pristine, it’s not rusty. Garaged all its life. I haven’t
stripped or sheered a bolt yet.
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<div class="">So, the highlights - the engine has no oil filter.
Just change the oil every 2000 miles, more on dirt roads (says
the manual). Lever shocks all around. Vacuum wipers, no turn
signals (not sure about brake lights), manually engaged starter
solenoid through a floor button. Front wheel bearings are ball
bearings!!!. 4.5”x16” wheels, skinny bias plies (with a date
code of 1984, definitely due to replace those if I ever go over
25 mph). Right now the brakes are apart, shocks need to go to
White Post for a rebuild, gas tank and radiator at the local
shop.</div>
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<div class="">Here’s a question - the manual calls for straight
20w oil for the engine, 30 in the winter. Should I run 20w, or
10-30?</div>
<div class="">Gear oils - straight 90W is what’s called for.
What’s a good non-synthetic? Steering gear calls for “All
Purpose” lubricant - WTH?</div>
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<div class="">Having fun in the garage these days!!!</div>
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