>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Hello fellow listers, >What kind of oil should I be putting in my 78 Spitfire 1500? When we >bought >it, it was using Valvoline SAE 30 HPO, what ever HPO is. Should I continue >with the same stuff. We live on Cape Cod, in southern Massachusetts, kisd >of >drivable for 8-9 months, then winter, usually not colder than about 20 with >days to 40. >John >
see http://www.vtr.org/maintain/oil-overview.html accurately titled "More than you ever wanted to know about motor oils". Bottom line - any quality name brand will do, it's best (but not critical) to avoid mixing brands, avoid wide viscocity spreads (10W-40). You should probably run 20W-50 in the summer, especially if you drive hard or fast, because without an oil cooler, the pressure will drop. You may find that you need to change to 10W-30 in the colder temperatures just to be able to crank over fast enough to start, although I have only found that to be a problem below 20F. Cheers! Greg Rowe _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
