[TR] OD Oil

Geo Hahn ahwahneetr at gmail.com
Tue Jun 19 12:32:58 MDT 2018


Terry -

As I recall, John Esposito recommended straight 30W *non-detergent *which I
used for a few years before switching to MT90.

I think you want non-detergent to avoid foaming (could be wrong about the
reason though).

Geo

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 10:34 AM, TERRY SMITH <terryrs at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hello, everyone.  Now I've got the OD sorted and working well
> consistently, I thought to turn attention to the OD oil.  I'm running MT-90
> now, mostly because it's the most highly recommended by you all and it was
> necessary to eliminate every possible variable that might have been
> contributing to the OD woes I was having.
>
> When the OD was rebuilt, the technician put in simple Napa 30 weight oil.
> He was convinced it worked just fine.
>
> So my question.  I've forgotten whether it was non-detergent.  I suspect
> so,since wouldn't that give it more grip????
>
> Thanks, everyone,
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A  TS 58667
> New Hampshire
>
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