My greenish oil is due to ZDDP.
Yeah, I accidentily flopped the summer/winter viscosity thing.
The biggest factor about the marine batteries is their height. This one I
bought was more than an inch (or two) taller than Group 24 (or is it Group
27?) batteries, but, it was only 38 lbs! (I need to road test the welding
on my battery box before I put anything any heavier in in.) Perhaps more
importantly, it was only $58.00! Still , the height was acceptable- but,
please DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU WALKING ON MY HOOD! MY BONNET LIES OVER THE
OCEAN.
What is it that Halomar does? The rubber stuff, I think, throughout the
carbs has been replaced. I wonder if two rubber washers along with the
steel washer under the head of the float chamber attachment bolt might stop
it from dripping gas?
Thanks, Paul
60 tre ts78316
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
To: "'Paul Dorsey'" <dorpaul at bellsouth.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: [TR] greenish oil now ZDDP, dripping chambers
>> From here on out,
>> I plan to use Valvoline 20w-50. For summer driving, I may use 10w-30.
>
> Isn't that backwards, Paul? 20W50 would be for hot weather, 10W30 when
> it's
> cooler. (Although I run 20W50 year-round and it does OK even in
> occasional
> freezing temps.)
>
>> I doubt the Valvoline 20w-50 plus a little
>> plastic
>> bottle from Moss of ZDDP will be too much ZDDP???
>
> Personally, I have a strong bias in favor of not using aftermarket
> additives. Composing a motor oil additive package is a complex process
> involving a careful balance of dozens of chemicals. People literally get
> advanced degrees in chemistry in order to do this! And you are paying for
> that expertise when you buy a premium oil (like Valvoline). The idea that
> some "one size fits all" mixture will improve the carefully crafted
> balance
> seems unlikely to me. Using an aftermarket additive is akin to dumping
> pepper on an expensive restaurant meal before tasting it.
>
>> It had a CCA of 625! Can u guess my biggest concern
>> about this?
>
> Suppose you tell us. Pretty much all modern batteries have much higher
> CCA
> ratings than older ones, due to improvements in metal refining and such.
> Having a higher CCA rating is not a problem, but CCA is not the same thing
> as capacity. Does it have an AH or RC rating?
>
>> I wonder
>> what the torque is for the float chamber attachment bolts for a SU HS6
>> is??
>> But, they seemed snug. Any suggestions?
>
> Are these HS6, or H6 carbs? On the HS6, the float chamber bolts cannot
> leak
> (unless the chamber falls off). I'm guessing you have H6 carbs instead,
> and
> that it's time (already) for new float chamber gaskets.
>
> -- Randall
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