Try some 10w 30 synthetic.
JB
At 09:54 AM 3/15/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
>turned out to be a intake gasket leak best we could tell
>
>we pulled it down all the way and spun the bearings out of it... Cheap
>insurance. and magnafluxed the block.. everything looks okay... So it
>wasn't in there long and I didn't hurt the bottom end.... interesting
>though.. The Kendall oil I was running absorbed all of the water.. there
>were no rust stains or anything like that. and I did start the motor with
>this problem... to test out the rear suspension..
>
>What kind of Oil are you folks running... I have always used 20-50
>Kendall... but Brad and I were have a discussion about this may not be the
>best thing for this application....
>Keith Turk
>Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
>Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
>
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>> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
>> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Hot rods
>> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 7:08 AM
>>
>> What was the story on the water in the oil?
>>
>> JB
>>
>>
>>
>> At 08:34 PM 3/14/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
>> >I guess we are all out working on our Hot Rods... Perfect.... Got the
>motor
>> >back from the Machine shop.... bolted it all together slipped the ole
>dog
>> >in the car and now I can't wait.. two more weeks Till our first race on
>the
>> >East Coast.
>> >
>> >Ran the damn fire bottles in 1/4" brake line.... and am done with that
>> >little issue.. bought the second Battery and mounted the trays...
>Decided
>> >on Constant duty solenoids to run the big stuff... Just Like Barry Grant
>> >recommends on that Fuel pump... and a Ford Solenoid on the starter... As
>of
>> >tomorrow I should be putting the wiring in the car.... Found a real
>slick
>> >set up from Rod Ware for a wiring harness... pure race car stuff...
>color
>> >coded and hard wires resistant to Gas and Heat.... already pre-loomed in
>> >the One Size Fits Nothing.....
>> >
>> >When is that first Meet at El Mirage?
>> >
>> >Keith Turk
>> >Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
>> >Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
>> >
>> >----------
>> >> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
>> >> To: Gregory W. Gillette <gillette@aiinc.com>;
>land-speed@autox.team.net
>> >> Subject: Re: fire bottles
>> >> Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 11:38 AM
>> >>
>> >> Ok now for a 25' roll thats only $75. but it'll look great and never
>> >rust
>> >> down from the salt. By the way I don't think you west coast guys have
>> >quite
>> >> the same problem we do on the right side of the country. The humidity
>> >> really sets that salt to work and in a hurry. Hell by the time I hit
>the
>> >> Mississippi on the way home I'm strating to see the effects.
>> >>
>> >> JB
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> At 11:30 AM 3/11/99 -0800, Gregory W. Gillette wrote:
>> >> >>But if you think aluminum is made of Unobtainium price stainless.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"the ol' man" just told me that 1/4" stainless is about $3 a foot.
>> >> >
>> >> >"dig deep, brothers and sisters! for the price of sanitary
>sanctimony
>> >is
>> >> >great."
>> >> >
>> >> >you might get lucky at a surpluss distributer. yeah, right.
>> >> >
>> >> >would have better luck if you know someone in aero-space and. . .
>> >well,
>> >> >you know the scenario from there.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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