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1. oil (score: 1): Author: "Andy Webster" <trunkie@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 14:39:41 GMT; Greetings list. I have been a devout PENRITE user (HPR50) since I forked out $2100 to rebuild a 318-V8 a few years back and have always used it in my sprite. The only concern I have with it is its 's; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01258.html (8,063 bytes)
2. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 14:11:05 -0400; Andy I have been using Castrol Syntec in one of my Sprites for over 4 years. No problems, 60 psi OP even when hot, never less then 50 PSI even at idle in summer traffic. The engine was rebuilt in 198; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01263.html (8,463 bytes)
3. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 17:27:05 +0100; I cannot get Penrite easily in Atlanta. I use Valvoline 20W50 full synthetic. So far, so good. The car does not leak any more than it did in the past, and I got a steady gain of about 2 psi oil pres; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01268.html (9,395 bytes)
4. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>; Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 22:41:11 +1000; HPR 50 is too heavy for a Sprite motor which is designed to run on a 30 weight oil. In Australia's climate a 50 weight is ok because ambients are generally higher. You are right in your startup conce; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01273.html (9,399 bytes)
5. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 15:51:55 EDT; I've been using Mobil One full synthetic for years. I think it is 5/50 but they my have changed it in recent years. The main advantage it has is that it doesn't break down at really high temperatures; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01281.html (8,029 bytes)
6. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: HealeyRic2@aol.com; Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 18:08:59 EDT; I've been using Mobil One on my tuned 948 bugeye for years and with a 4.55 diff it spends a lot of time at 5500 rpm trying to keep up with traffic. Hasn't skipped a beat in more than 10,000 miles. Th; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01282.html (7,712 bytes)
7. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Ronsoave@aol.com; Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 19:23:46 EDT; I have spent more time than my subcontractors would care to admit tearing down aircraft turbomachinery after failures, and when we switched to synthetic type oil I NEVER saw a coked or blue bearing a; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01283.html (8,289 bytes)
8. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>; Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 20:21:31 +1000; Please, which airlines do those bad things? I'd like to know before I fly! Castrol may be comparing synthetic to mineral when they made this claim, full synthetics are inherently more stable so they; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01296.html (9,218 bytes)
9. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Ronsoave@aol.com; Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:53:02 EDT; Airliners aren't as susceptible to failures as the military applications (and there is redundancy). The throttle transients on the mil jets induce thrust loads that kill the machines. And the equipme; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01300.html (8,589 bytes)
10. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>; Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:15:59 +1000; Thank goodness for that, I'll just have to keep out an eye for F16s. I'd agree with that Lotus thing. Although he won lots of stuff too many drivers were killed or injured from failures. At the other; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01350.html (9,282 bytes)
11. Oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 21:19:58 -0700 FILETIME=[39199FB0:01C32D75]; August issue of "Sport Rider" (motorcycle) magazine has what's starting out to be an excellent article on motor oil and what is happening in the industry. Two part series; bi-monthly publication. I w; /html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00370.html (6,708 bytes)
12. oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 18:45:50 -0600; It's coming out from under the valve cover, not the head. Sorry. I'm Patricia '59 Bugeye; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00321.html (6,532 bytes)
13. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 22:17:07 EDT; Phew! That is a lot less serious. Sounds like you need a valve cover gasket--an easy and cheap fix. I like to silicone the valve cover gasket into the cover itself to provide a good seal there, then; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00328.html (7,139 bytes)
14. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 21:06:03 -0700; Remember to let the sealer set up on the valve cover before putting it back on, otherwise it will squirm it's way in or out leaving you with just a bad a seal as when you started out. Gerard -- Pleas; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00333.html (8,101 bytes)
15. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 10:02:20 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dear Spacey, Get a new rocker cover gasket. Remove rocker cover. Clean everything thoroughly. Put the rocker cover on a very flat surface to make sure it is actually flat on; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00341.html (7,665 bytes)
16. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 11:28:07 -0500; Okay, for the newbies lurking on the list, what the heck does this mean? I'm looking to replace the rocker cover gasket and the head gasket at some point in the near future. I've got a mysterious oi; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00346.html (7,218 bytes)
17. Re: oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:16:54 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Normal maintenance procedure. First, buy a service manual for your car. No LBC owner should be without one. Then read the section on adusting valve lash. It is a very easy; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00352.html (8,174 bytes)
18. Re: Oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:03:22 -0700; Easier on knuckles and jam nuts if you use a box wrench. 7/16" Paul A; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00357.html (6,749 bytes)
19. Re: Oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 16:37:41 -0400; A 6-point box end, if you've got one. (If the nuts are at all mangled, a 12 point will tend to slip more.); /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00358.html (7,098 bytes)
20. Re: Oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 18:17:48 -0500; <<Easier on knuckles and jam nuts if you use a box wrench. >> Dam*it, Paul!! QUIT letting TRADE secrets out!!! Besides, you ARE destroying a lot of "yuks"!!! Geesh, an you're a "veteran"!!!??? chuck; /html/spridgets/2001-05/msg00369.html (7,007 bytes)

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