I had a '78 fiesta that I used Arco graphite oil in from day two (after
first oil change). Was it any good? When I got rid of the car, it had 165k
on it, and seemed to have as much power as new. It was impossible to judge
oil consumption, as it had an oiul leak around the "front" seal. I will say
the Arco was an extremely good rust preventive, that side was barely rusted
underneath, the other was a disaster. I sold the Fiesta for parts because I
was afraid it would buckle. The guy I sold it to continued to drive it.
Bill
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From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of lauri lehtinen
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 1:50 AM
To: js
Cc: alpines@autox.team.net
Subject: Oil Pressure - graphite
How "thick" oil you can use / find in desperate seek for extra summer
(=kilometres) in case your oil pressure gauge hardly can hold 10-15 psi
when hot and idling in a jam at about 800 rpm?
I got some 20-50 SAE oil which have graphite addition, but there was only 2
litres in stock. Does anyone have any own experience (or
not-so-cost-expensive info) about graphite (sorry, I cannot be sure how to
write "six-atom-ring-layer-oriented-carbon") addition in oil? They said
graphite protects an engine with out-worn bearings in the case of "limit
lubrication".
(That old 1600 started "fine" =2 minutes start after winter, even with
hand-pumped 150CD Strombergs)
And the summer is really arriving, when great, wise women (engineers,
economists, journalists, etc.) keep asking: "When is that little car again
in cruising condition, haven't you forgotten me? Won't you forgot your
wife?"
Yes, but the oil pressure needle has not correct erction when hot.
Have you heard about other Viagras as graphite?
#arry
#auri Lehtinen
Lehtipuu Oy
Kirkonkylantie 83
00780 Helsinki
FINLAND
tel: +358 400 851988
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