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</head><body><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Not sure I'm recalling correctly and I've deleted it, but was the original post about running Valvoline 20-50 synthetic? </p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Just my experience, of course, but I ran that for the life of the first rebuild I ran in the TR3. When I tore the engine down I found the lifters and cam had traded metal pretty severely. Have been running VR1 20 50 non-syn in this second rebuild. No issues so far and not seeing crud on the filler cap, but have yet to tear this engine down...thankfully!</p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667</p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">New Hampshire</p><blockquote type="cite">On June 18, 2019 at 6:08 PM wbeech <wbeech@flash.net> wrote: <br> <br><div class="ox-18d76edda4-WordSection1"><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Same here, have used in all my TR3s for about 10 years now, no build up, no problems. I use the organic version, not the synthetic. </span></p><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Bill b </span></p><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">TS30800L </span></p><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Don Hiscock<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, June 18, 2019 4:44 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com><br><strong>Cc:</strong> Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [TR] oil </span></p><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal">I've used VR1 for years, too. Nothing but compliments about the stuff, although to be honest, I can't say myTR really demands much from an oil!</p><div><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal">Don</p></div><div><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal">1962 TR3B (87mm pistons & liners, fast road cam)</p></div></div><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 4:35 PM Randall <<a href="mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote><p class="ox-18d76edda4-MsoNormal">In spite of the name, VR1 is actually a street oil, with the required detergents and so on for long service. The 20W50 version actually meets API SL (IIRC).<br><br>I've used it for a long time, and never seen the kind of sludge and dirt with it that I have seen with other oils. IMO, it's good stuff<br><br>Valvoline also offers "Proline" racing oil, which is not designed for use on the street. It used to be called "Not Street Legal" but they changed the name to avoid confusion.<br>-- Randall** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/don.hiscock@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://autoxteam.net/mailman/options/triumphs/don.hiscock@gmail.com</a></p></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;" class="default-style"><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">** triumphs@autox.team.net ** <br> <br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html <br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive <br> <br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net <br></blockquote><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;" class="default-style"><br> </p></body></html>