<p dir="ltr">Ya know oil doesn't stay in my car very long anyway to worry about. Seriously, I found the problem m The back of the valve cover was flat, plus the gasket had slid forward </p>
<p dir="ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 20, 2015 8:21 AM, "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE" <<a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com">ynotink@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr">Greg, I don't think the brand matters much. They all have to meet the API specification. I think all the rest is marketing. <br><br><div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:glemon@neb.rr.com" target="_blank">glemon@neb.rr.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Oil again<br>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 01:02:40 -0500<br><br>
<div>Thank you Bill, although it doesn't tell me which brand to pick, your clear
explanation of the oil codes and changes in formulation give a very good
background for someone trying to muddle through the oil choice issues classic
car drivers face these days, and understand why oil choice/availability had
become a significant issue.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Greg Lemon</div>
<div style="FONT:10pt Tahoma">
<div><br></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>From:</b> <a title="ynotink@msn.com" href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">WILLIAM B LAWRENCE</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:58 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] FW: Oil again</div></div></div>
<div><br></div>
<div dir="ltr"><br><br>
<div>
<hr>
From: <a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a><br>Subject:
RE: [Healeys] Oil again<br>Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:08:45 +0000<br><br>
<div dir="ltr">I see I'm late to the party on this topic. I was up in the Rocky
Mountains participating in the Glenwood Springs Rallye when it started and
frankly I wish I still were. However, at the risk of being called ignorant,
uninformed, commie pinko or whatever I have a little information that may be of
help in sorting out the oil confusion.
<div><br></div>
<div>Engine oil comes in generations as defined by the additive packages which
are blended in to tailor them for specific purposes. These generations can be
traced by the API codes which are located on the container. </div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The API code is two letters found on the label. <span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt">The first letter is either a C, which denotes the oil is
intended for use in a compression ignition engine, or an S which denotes it is
intended for use in a spark ignition engine.</span></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The second letter denotes the type of use intended and follows the
development of the internal combustion engine from the most primitive (A) to the
most sophisticated (I think they are at O Now). protective amounts of zinc were
dropped from the additive package at SM. Any oil before that, or say from SD
through SL, still contains zinc.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>It may be true that zinc is not necessary for engines after the camshaft
break-in, but I prefer to be cautious on that score so I look for oil that is SL
or earlier. I'll let the more informed and adventurous members conduct that
experiment...</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Some heavy duty oils such as Chevron Delo or Rotella are rated for both
compression ignition and for spark ignition service and will show both a C and
an S rating. In some cases those oils will still have an SM or later
rating.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The one oil type I have found that is reliably rated below SM is four
stroke motorcycle oil because motorcycles don't have catalysts. Typically it is
rated SF or SG. <span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt">Since the oil has no way of
knowing it is being run in an automotive engine and my Healey doesn't know the
oil it's spewing is meant for a motorcycle I have been running Castrol 4T in
20W-50 grade quite happily.</span></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>As for the controversy part, if we start banning contentious topics we soon
won't have anything to talk about like most modern college campuses.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Bill Lawrence</div>
<div>BN1 #554<br><br>
<div>
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From: <a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:14:11 -0400<br>To:
<a href="mailto:javrugtman@htcnet.org" target="_blank">javrugtman@htcnet.org</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: Re: [Healeys]
Oil again<br><br>
<div dir="ltr">
<div style="COLOR:#3333ff">We ALWAYS talk about oil and
no one seems to have the answer, so we simply keep talking about it.
</div>
<div style="COLOR:#3333ff">For a change let's talk about
politics or religion, two topics which are susceptible to absolute rectitude.
Many or most of us do not have the correct answers on either and someone
here--perhaps an unknown lurker--may choose to now come forward with his or her
enlightenment and reveal it to us. <br></div>
<div style="COLOR:#3333ff"><br></div>
<div style="COLOR:#3333ff">To mix a metaphor, I now
listen with a jaundiced eye.</div>
<div style="COLOR:#3333ff"><br></div>
<div style="COLOR:#3333ff">Best--Michael
Oritt </div></div>
<div><br>
<div>On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:45 PM, John Vrugtman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:javrugtman@htcnet.org" target="_blank">javrugtman@htcnet.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT:1ex;BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid">
<div>politics and religion, like water and oil, don't mix. On the other
hand, oil and Healeys mix very well.<br>JAV<span><br><br>
<div>On 6/12/2015 7:16 PM, Richard Kahn wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote>
<div dir="ltr">I think topics like politics, religion, and oil should be
taboo. There is no best in any of these topics.<br>Rich Kahn<br></div><br>
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