My old VW bug (no longer have it) used 2.5 quarts, filter did not matter because it did not have one ...But the air cleaned was oil bath, think it used about third of a quart can't quite remember ..
George Larribeau Dallas Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges >I still own a 1977 Vette with a 350. The oil capacity is 4 quarts with a > filter change. > > Tom > www.kegkits.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: 2/11/08 4:18 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > CC: > Subject: Re: [MBZ] CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges > > What was amazing was how little oil an oil change took with my old 350. > Geez, I swear it took just enough to fill the filter, and an extra quart > or > two, and not much more. lol When I did my first oil change on an old > air > cooled 911, I was convinced, after pouring the 10th litre in, I had > made a > mistake and was pouring the oil in the gas tank rather than the oil > tank. > lol > > Ed > 300E > > On 11/02/2008, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> My 86 Suburban was like that too. At 183K miles the 350 Small block > motor >> was fine. I changed the valve seals at >> about 115K miles and that helped a lot. It ran stronger and used less > fuel >> after the new seals were installed. >> Apart from that, the motor only got accessory things like a starter > and an >> alternator and a recored radiator. >> Nothing internal and I didn't run Mobil 1 either. I don't know much > about >> its early life as it had over 100K miles >> when I got it in July 1991. It hauled that boat of a Suburban body > around >> without complaining and didn't even do >> too bad on fuel by today's standards. It was the last year with a 4 > BBL >> carb instead of the throttle body injection >> setup. The 700R4 transmission, on the other hand was not good. The >> interior was not bad either. I had the bottom >> part of the front bench seat repadded when the foam got too soft and I >> felt like I was leaning toward the door. The >> cloth on the seats was fine. I had the body fixed and painted once. It >> came from Texas and being red over tan, was >> a bit faded. By 2000 rust was starting on the door bottoms but the > rest of >> the body was still pretty good. I still >> sort of miss it. I sold it to a fellow who planned to fix it up for > the >> long haul. I should check to see if he >> still has it. >> >> >> Randy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of LarryT >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:46 PM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges >> >> >> Hey Ed, agree completely -- >> We had a 78 Malibu with the 305 engine and that engine was flawless. > The >> car went thru transmissions like they were M&Ms but the engine was >> perfect. >> Often I wish I'd been able to keep the engine when we donated the car > to >> the >> Kidney Fdn - w/bad tranny of course. Would have loved to put that > engine >> in >> a Cobra replica - >> >> But the engine started perfectly,cruised at 80 day long - though not > with >> the chassis/suspension sweetness a MB has - and was easy to >> maintain. Even >> though it was a gas engine it didn;t need all that much. >> >> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) >> www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts >> Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil >> PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net >> Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs >> . >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 1:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] High mileage badges [was Re: It's a plot] >> >> >> >I was chatting with a taxi driver a few years back when most were > using >> >Chev >> > Caprice models. They would usually have either a 305 or a 350. I > asked >> > how >> > many miles they typically get out of a car, and he said they tend to >> drive >> > them to about 750,000 kms, with very little if any work, other than > just >> > routines service, and lots of brake and tire changes. I just love > my >> old >> > merc and 911's, but I don't think they've ever built a better engine >> than >> > the small block chev V8. It's simple, light, gobs of torque and > power, >> > and >> > they last forever. I still miss fiddling with my old 350, not that > it >> > every >> > needed much of anything. >> > >> > Ed >> > 300E >> > >> > On 11/02/2008, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Now come on. Picking on a pickup truck is like picking on apple pie >> etc. >> >> It is the north American vehicle of >> >> choice. >> >> >> >> Randy >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zoltan Finks >> >> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 4:44 AM >> >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] High mileage badges [was Re: It's a plot] >> >> >> >> >> >> Good for him. Wonder how many of those miles he actually needed a > full >> >> sized >> >> pickup?? >> >> And how many miles were simply wasting fuel, taking up excessive > space >> in >> >> the road, and spewing high emissions. >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> On Feb 9, 2008 9:39 AM, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Speaking of high mileage, I heard a story on NPR last night about > a >> >> > guy driving his '91 Chevy Silverado to 1,000,000 miles - complete >> with >> >> > a GM video crew at hand as the odo changed over. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > OK Don, KD5NRO >> >> > Norman, OK >> >> > "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." >> >> > -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain >> >> > '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________ >> >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >> >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________ >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1270 - Release Date: > 2/10/2008 12:21 PM > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
