Hello Walt and Clark, Check this web site: http://www.southernsteamtrains.com/misc/steam-oil-hwade.htm At this site our friend Harry Wade dished out the straight scoop on steam cylinder oils. It IS still made and it is the real thing. Whatever salesmen you spoke to were up to....I don't know, possibly they just don't know their own business, or were confused when you mentioned 600W and did not use the current ISO 460 designation, but Mobile and Chevron both still manufacture the same steam cylinder oil that has been available for 100 years. I have no information on the oil that Clark mentions, but I suspect that the Supplier he is buying his steam cylinder oil from, but I suspect he is just buying the stuff from the large oil companies and repackaging it to sell at a higher price. You can buy smaller quantities of this same oil from antique car supply companies, as steam cylinder oil is used for the read end differential gear housing on Model T Ford cars! The last steam cylinder oil that I bought was Texaco Vanguard 460, which I ordered through a local lubricants distributor. I purchased a five gallon pail, but at that time I still owned a Model T and it used a quantity that made the five gallon pail economical. I would guess that several steamers pooling their orders could easily split a five gallon pail. But please read Harry's dissertation, it is well researched and the definitive source of information on true steam cylinder oils. Keith Taylor, Jefferson, Maine USA > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:sslivesteam- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark Lord > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 5:33 PM > To: Walt > Cc: Small Scale Live Steam List > Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] steam oil > > Walt wrote: > > Clark, > > I've talked to Mobil & Chevron reps, and they say that old fashioned > > "steam oil" is no longer produced. The 600 weight oil taking its place > > has no animal fat in it. It is produced for the turbine market. > > We bought some of the oil that is marketed by fellow in the NorthWest - > > he is apparently adding some tallow to stock oil, but it separates > > readily and is difficult to get a uniform blend. > > I sold quite a bit of the real (old) steam oil, but my reserve has been > > depleted. > > Any suggestions? > > Keep your steam up! > > Walt & Lunk > > Walt: I've been using Green Velvet steam cylinder oil for the past year > and half now. I've not had any separation problems. He sells in small > quantities too. I got half a gallon and I'm still working on it. > > http://www.steamenginelube.com/cylinderoil.htm > > Clark > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SSLiveSteam mailing list > Send messages: [email protected] > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
_______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
