[TR] oil

[Paul Tegler]

we didn't rebuild the engine!

After my post yesterday, it got me wondering...so I contacted him about 
the car. His daughter has been driving it to/from college these 
days...getting 30mpg on the highway

now has around 130K miles on it and running fine! He said (she said) it 
started fine all winter long for her without single issue.

(not sure what college she's at..didn't think to ask)

ptegler


On 6/19/2019 6:50 AM, Jerry Van Vlack wrote:
> Did you replace the cam and lifters at the time of rebuild or re-use 
> the original ones? How many miles on the rebuild?
> JVV
> *From:* Paul Tegler
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:02 PM
> *To:* Joel E. Justin ; triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] oil
>
> A bunch of years ago I restored an LBC for a guy...original owner from 
> the early 70's, wanted to rebuild the car as a retirement gift to 
> himself and his wife...apparent very fond memories.
>
> Long story short.... 110K+ miles on the odo.... when I pulled the oil 
> cap for a first look, the valves, rockers, pedestals, all were 
> different colors...looked nearly new! The engine had never been 
> touched, let alone that the car had sat for the last 15 years outdoors 
> in the weather.? First tests, the engine still had great and even 
> compression.? He'd been running Mobil 1 since the very first oil 
> change in 1971.?? It made a believer out of me. I've been running 
> Mobil 1 20-50 in all my LBC's ever since... perhaps 110K+ miles 
> cumulative now, without single issue.
>
> Plus...you can buy 4 (5?) quart big jugs at Walmart for well under $30
>
> ymmv
>
> ptegler
>
> On 6/18/2019 3:24 PM, Joel E. Justin wrote:
>> I wouldn't advise using VR-1 Racing oil in our LBC's. While it does 
>> have some zinc, it's designed for racing engines that are torn down 
>> on a regular basis. My oil of choice is Penn Grade (used to be Brad 
>> Penn) 20W50 partially synthetic. You can get it from Amazon or TRF 
>> for around $8 per quart. Sure it's more expensive, but still a lot 
>> cheaper than a spun bearing or flattened cam!
>> Joel...
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* dave mailto:dave at ranteer.com
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2019 2:18 PM
>> *To:* triumphs at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* [TR] oil
>> ?
>>
>> I?ve been using Valvoline 20w 50 full synthetic for several years 
>> now, and it used to be immediately available from Amazon with free 
>> shipping.? It has zddp.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Now its 1 to 2 months.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> However ? Advanced Auto Parts - 
>> https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/valvoline-vr1-racing-20w-50-full-synthetic-motor-oil-1-quart-679082/10069836-P?searchTerm=valvoline+20w-50+full+synthetic
>>
>> ?
>>
>> With free shipping with a minimum order of $25, which is 3 quarts.? 
>> You can buy it any number of quarts (from Amazon it?s a 6 pack), and 
>> it?s a couple pennies cheaper!!!
>>
>>
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