<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>David Nock</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2020, at 1:40 PM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpca4a38e3yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div></div>
<div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Kendall GT-1 20W-50 and other weights can be had on Amazon for half the price of Valvoline VR-1 with the same protection.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><b>https://tinyurl.com/y7m6zlmx</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mike MacLean<br></div>
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On Friday, May 1, 2020, 9:11:28 PM PDT, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
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Walmart had no problem shipping me a crap-ton of Valvoline VR-1
20W-50; still don't understand why the outfit in the Midwest I
bought from before refused to ship to me. The Valvoline saga has
some strange twists, a few years ago my favorite parts house 'had to
pull it off the shelves;' I never got an explanation there, either.
I haven't seen it on any parts house shelves since, but as long as
Wallymart will ship for free @ less than $4/qt I'll be happy.<br>
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<div class="yiv1269161651moz-cite-prefix">On 5/1/2020 10:30 AM, wwycoffbn7--- via
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<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Hi, </span></p>
<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Thanks
all.<span style=""> </span>As is
usual there is a lot of good discourse and experience
shared by the list. <span style=""> </span>What
triggered my question on oil and oil additives was the
observation of a bottle of Red Line 10W40 image that
did not display the usual statement that it contains
ZDDP. <span style=""> </span>For
decades I have used that oil as it carries proper oil
pressure, suites the climate, etc. <span style=""> </span>However, if Red
Line stopped including ZDDP, I would find another oil.
<span style=""> </span>I also
recalled that some time back, Bob Spidell having to
find a new outlet for Valvoline 20W50 as it seemed
that it no longer cleared some California rule
changes. <span style=""> </span>I
wondered it this happened to Red Line.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">So,
I sent off an inquiry to Red Line and not getting a
rapid response sent one to our Healey group. <span style=""> </span>The Healey group
was much faster to respond. <span style=""> </span>While most
business are slowed down by COVID-19, a Red Line
response did come. <span style=""> </span>The
assurance is that Red Line Motor Oil 10W40 (SKU 11404)
contains good ZDDP levels, plenty for an Austin
Healey's flat tappet cam and lifters; 1225ppm zinc and
more importantly 1375ppm phosphorus.<br style="">
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<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">As to their break in additive, their Web site
indicates that a half bottle is enough to add to a
conventional oil.<span style=""> </span>It
also has bit of sulfur, 16.6 grams.<span style=""> </span>I have to
wonder if adding it to their 10W40 could result in too
much.<span style=""> </span>I am
just not inclined to experiment.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">The
3000’s owner’s manual only mentions 30 weight oil,
even for tropical heat.<span style=""> </span>However, the “Work shop Manual” (the
Green Book) has a much more expansive table that
promotes a lot of weights depending on the
manufacturer.<span style=""> </span>The
aspect that modern oils are a bit different than those
available when the book came out adds a bit more
uncertainty.<span style=""> </span></span></p>
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<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">I
am confident using the 10W40.<span style=""> </span>I used 10W50 in
my Triumph, but it was an air-cooled engine and was
REAL hard to start in freezing weather.<span style=""> </span>There were also
a lot of reputable recommendations that led me to Red
Line’s 10W40.<span style=""> </span>The
oil pressure is proper, so I don’t see an upside for
me to use a heavier oil.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1269161651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Many
thanks to the folks who responded.<span style=""> </span></span></p>
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