>From: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>
>Subject: TD Oil (was Re: TD dash restoration)
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>Are you sure it's non-detergent? Non-detergent motor oil is almost
>impossible to find these days, for the very good reason that it's not
>recommended for use in _any_ engine (unless you _like_ sludge and
>varnish). Anyway, whether or not it's detergent oil has no effect on oil
>pressure, since the addition of detergents has no effect on viscosity.
Actually this week I purchased SAE 30 Valvoline non-detergent motor
oil for the gearbox on my newly purchased '53 Alpine, no problem. Everyone
wants to put SAE 80-90 in them. Wrong!
I agree that a *detergent oil* should be used in the engine. BTW,
what is the difference between a motor and an engine, or are they synonymous?
Bob
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Robert A. C. Hamilton, Waverley, N.S., Canada
E-mail: rhamilto@fox.nstn.ns.ca
Date: 10/23/94
Time: 10:02:14
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