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<div>Apparently you didn't read my earlier post.<br>
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<div>I ran Chevron 20W-50 for over 25 years when it was available at
Costco for less than $2/qt--I changed my oil twice/year back
then--but Costco no longer carries it. Now, I'm using Valvoline
VR-1 20W-50 off-the-shelf from the local parts house. It's almost
$7/qt but now I only change my oil once a year and put up to 5,000
miles a year on my BJ8 so the expense isn't that much of a
burden. With 110,000 miles on the last overhaul the car uses
(mostly drips) about 1qt every 3,500 miles or so (that's mostly
highway miles, it uses a little more around town). I have a
spin-on oil filter adapter and run Wix# 51516 filters which barely
fit but have served me well for years (about $8 per); the oil was
clean and a medium amber color with no smell of 'burnt' when I
last changed it at about 6,500 miles (last year's trip got cut
short and I didn't bother changing it afterwards). I am mildly
fanatic about not mixing brands but this year I threw a leftover
quart of Chevron into the Valvoline since I would be changing it
soon. As I mentioned, the timing cover was spotless inside when I
removed it a year ago.<br>
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<div>As for gas, I buy name brands--Chevron if I can get it--and 91
R+M/2 or better when I can get it, but since I'm sometimes a
hundred miles from even medium-sized towns I'll take what I can
get in a pinch. I just did the Caliente to Tonopah, NV run which
is 192 miles over several passes--you use more fuel climbing a
pass than you can save coasting downhill--with no fuel whatsoever
available (sometimes, you can get some regular in Rachel but they
were dry, much to the chagrin of some off-roaders on their way to
race in Caliente who said they'd 'pay whatever' for a couple
gallons). I don't run with a fuel filter, only the thimble
strainers in the carbs, and the only problem I get is some
stumbling after a hot re-start, which I attribute to the ethanol
in the fuel boiling in the float bowls. My aftermarket tank holds
almost 14 gallons, filled to the top of the filler neck, and we
made it to Tonopah with almost a quarter tank. With the stock
12gal tank I would have been on fumes.<br>
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<div>It's a matter of opinion, I suppose, but being alone on a
desert road a hundred miles--literally--from any town and with no
cellphone service is, IMO, putting my 'cock on the block.' I've
got 130,000 miles--plus previous owners' 64K miles--on the car
running whale shit for oil and horse piss for gas; not bad for an
old LBC, I'd say. If you're that proud of the oil and gas you can
buy, well, so be it. Just about any modern oil is vastly superior
to what was available when our Healeys were built. If spending
extra for a 'custom' formulation gives you a hard-on, fine, but as
long as there's enough ZDDP either in the oil or added (not a
great idea, IMO) it's a non-issue. <br>
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<div>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/11/2015 11:54 AM, Chris Dimmock
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<div>So the different specs, standards, zinc levels, weights, base
stocks, etc don't mean anything to you Bob??</div>
<div>So what oil, specifically, do you run Bob??</div>
<div>Put your cock on the block. </div>
<div>Specifics please. </div>
<div>Your un specified oil is currently lower than whale shit in
my book mate. </div>
<div>And what fuel do you run??</div>
<div>That's always good for a laugh too...</div>
<div>Sincerely. </div>
<div>Well, probably not. </div>
<div>But RON, MON, and my 90 year old MUM are waiting in
anticipation.....</div>
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