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Re: How Heavy?

To: Mike Kerr <mikekerr@innercite.com>
Subject: Re: How Heavy?
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 14:09:51 -0800
and that is because... ?

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
  
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Mike Kerr wrote:

> After putting the new head gasket on the 2L and sealing it with Koppercoat
>
> not the best idea...
>
> Mike Kerr
> Roadster Restoration
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nruff <nruffcorn@prodigy.net>
> To: datsun list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 7:38 PM
> Subject: How Heavy?
>
> >Hey all-
> >
> >After putting the new head gasket on the 2L and sealing it with Koppercoat,
> >thankfully the oil that was getting into the coolant has ceased!  I have
> >several hours on the rebuilt motor, most of which have been spent inside
> the
> >garage (sigh) instead of outside as there is no exhaust yet.  There have
> >been a few "fun runs" around the block but that generally draws unwanted
> >attention from a particular neighbor on the corner (you know the type <g>.)
> >
> >Well, so far, I've changed the oil once, having started it out with 10W-30,
> >and switching to 5W-30 after the last oil/filter change.    What are the
> >rest of you running?  I'm not that up on oils, but with the limited use (I
> >run it every other weekend) and the colder weather of the mid-west winters,
> >I chose a lighter weight oil to get quicker oiling on start-up.  What
> >approaches have the rest of you taken?
> >
> >I recently started running synthetic in my daily driver 94 MX-6 to quiet
> >down noisy the HVLA's and it's working OK, just kind of hard to swallow the
> >$4+ /quart.  Anyone running full or partial synthetic in their roadster?
> >
> >I for sure don't want to start a Brand Name war!  We all know how far that
> >would get us!  Instead I just want to better determine the options for what
> >weights and blends are best suited for the rigors or the 1600 and 2000
> >engine.  Hopefully this is both interesting and enlightening. ;-)
> >
> >Looking forward to your responses.
> >Nathan


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