<VV> Oil (again, arghh!!)

[DONALD MEYER]

You might want to try NAPA's 15w40 oil. It's CI4/SL rated. It appears to be the best oil I can buy locally.
I am currently overhauling a 95 hp motor. I will use NAPA's oil along with the last bottle of GM's EOS I have(it has been taken off the market). Another good suppliment is STP, however it also has been taken of the market. My local NAPA store had 3 cases of it left & I bought all 3. It's the STP thats labeled for 4 cyl motors(red NOT BLUE bottle).

Hope this helps......Don Meyer-Mech Engr 
  

Don Meyer
----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: Wrsssatty at aol.com
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:42:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil (again, arghh!!)

Hi Bill,

I don't have an answer I'm really confident in yet, particularly for  
breaking in a new cam.  Based on what I've read, staying away from  
the SM "starburst" oils is a good idea.  I was just shopping for oil  
to put in the '66, and found absolutely no SL oil, only SM, so I  
bought some Pennzoil "High Mileage Vehicle" 10W-30 SM non-starburst oil.

Be aware that break in requirements are greater than an engine that's  
already broken in, don't take this as my final answer.

--Bryan

On Aug 13, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Wrsssatty at aol.com wrote:

> <What would be a good recommendation for type of oil in stop and  
> go  traffic
> 80 degree temp. in my 62 / 900 monza>
>
> <It doesn't get any better than  this:
>
> http://www.widman.biz/uploads/Corvair_oil.pdf>
>
> Indeed, Mr. Widman has gone to great length to research and report  
> on  this
> matter and I am in awe of his broad knowledge on the subject.   His  
> brilliance
> shines through in this paper.  My thanks and congratulations  to him.
> However, folks less brilliant, folks like me, probably want a one   
> sentence (not 30
> page) answer to this question--something along the lines of;  "The  
> oil you
> should put in your Corvair nowadays is (fill in the blank)."   Is  
> there anyone out
> there that can provide such an answer?
>
> ~Bill Stanley

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