One more castor oil story - WWI fighter pilots mostly lived on a diet of
brandy and cheese to counteract the effects of breathing the fumes most of
the day . . . .
I remember smelling the castor fumes in the pits - heavenly!
gotta run (hahahaha)
> Larry,
>
> It was mostly a joke. I use Mobil 1 in the tranny. The engine
> has 50,000
> miles on it.
>
> However, in your joke about castor oil (sp), did you realize that
> Castrol was Castor Oil when it came out, and that's how it
> got it's name.
>
> Did you know that most racing cars did use castor oil. (and
> the smell of
> burning engine oil in the exhaust was actually pleasant). Old timers
> recall missing the smell of castor oil at the races. (I love the smell
> of Napalm in the morning?)
>
> Did you know that the Bugatti daily starting instructions
> required that
> you drain the engine of all of the castor oil (required) before
> retiring, and place it on a stove to warm it up in the morning, before
> adding back to the engine and trying to start it.
>
> All true stories.
> --
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