[Spridgets] Hyper Lube

[Edward Perez]

Should I drain the 20W/50 that's in it?  It's only been turned over and ran for about 15 seconds, so nothing to lose.




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From: Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com>
To: Edward Perez <eap2140 at yahoo.com>; Larry Daniels <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>; spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 6:55:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hyper Lube

 
Yes.  Remember, this is for break-in, which 
means that the oil must allow the rings to seat....which means, basically, to 
wear themselves to conform to the shape of the cylinders they are in.  Too 
much lubrication protection means that the rings can't wear enough to become 
"seated".
The break-in oil is not meant to stay in the engine 
for longer than it takes to seat the rings.  It's called "break-in" 
oil for a good reason, so don't use it for anything but the short, break-in 
period.
Years ago, when I used to build my own VW engines, 
I used non-detergent Kendall 10W, (20W in hot weather) as recommended by 
world-renowned, air-cooled VW guru Gene Berg, for the break-in period, 
which was only a few hundred miles.  Those engines always gave me 100,000 
miles of good service, before I tore them down for overhaul.  I was always 
amazed by how little wear I found after that much mileage, on Kendall (now Brad 
Penn) oil.
Bud Osbourne 
----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Edward Perez 
>To: Bud Osbourne ; Larry 
>  Daniels ; spridgets at autox.team.net 
>Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hyper Lube
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>So Brad Penn's "Break-in" motor oil is SAE 30..... is that OK for the 
>  A-Series?
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