I have rebuilt several F**d motors and have used straight STP in all
occasions, with excellent results. as far as the big gray canoe club, how
about USS Tunny SSN 682, USS Hawkbill SSN 666, USS Barbel SS 580, and DSV 3
Turtle, I also like the Navy on the !st of the month.
Rick Pettit ETC(SS) USN Ret
58 Chevy 31
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:18 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] oil and stp
> I have a cousin who grew up in southern CA. He used to help prepare high
power
> boats for racing. Mainly big block supercharged Pontiac engines. He swore
by a
> 50/50 mix of STP and oil for newly rebuilt engines. He retired recently
from
> working on heavy equipment in the mines in Alaska. He still swears by
STP.
> No, I don't work for STP. I think the REALLY important thing is to make
sure
> the engine is well lubed upon start up. By the way, my friend who used
> kerosene to clean his Cougar V-8 engine was a navy special weapons
> officer---read, nuclear weapons. He could read and write Japanese, one of
abt
> 3 non-Japanese I've ever known who had that ability. He was sharp.
Durwood,
> how do USS Tutuila, ARG-4, USS Kitty Hawk, CVA-63, and USS Ranger, CVA-61,
> strike you? Did you used to wear little green suits when you were young
and
> easily manipulated? I liked the big grey canoe club so well that I retired
> after 18 years, 4 months, and six days. Counts as 20 for retirement. I
really
> enjoyed it until I went onboard RANGER as a "Boot" W-1. But I didn't like
the
> politics and petty egotistical senior officers.(Only some, including my
> department head, who wrote my fitness report.) When my sea duty abd
RANGERBOAT
> was extended six months, and my "friendly" detailer told me my 3 year
shore
> tour was going to be shortened to 2 years "For the needs of the service",
I
> put in my papers. I still like the navy at the first of each month. Bob K
in
> PHX,AZ
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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