I use Valvoline 20w50 year round in southern California in my 1500 with oil
cooler.
(I once made the mistake of putting some other brand and had the car at the
shop. Dave checked the oil and questioned me! He knew! So, it's always the
Valvoline "Racing" 20w50 now!)
Laura
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Michael T. Altomare <MTAltomare@Prodigy.net>
Cc: Spitfire News Group <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Which grade oil when using an oil cooler?
>
> I use 20w50 Castrol GTX year-round ...... (in Arizona)
>
> Joe
>
> "Michael T. Altomare" wrote:
> >
> > I am installing a 13-row oil oil cooler on my '77 1500. Since I have
> > an auxiliary electric fan mounted to the front of the radiator, I will
> > mount the cooler farther forward to just behind the grill. In the
> > summer (I live near Atlanta, GA) was planning on using Castrol GTX
> > 20w50 oil like I always do. In the winter, however, I am considering
> > using a lower viscosity oil like 10w30 or 10w40 instead to keep the
> > oil from taking forever to warm up. Since the cooler is going to be
> > mounted so far forward, I can't use a cover on it, or it will block
> > too much airflow from getting to the radiator.
> >
> > Has anyone else run into something like this. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Michael Altomare
> > '77 Spitfire 1500
> > Kennesaw, GA
>
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