Great info Bob.
I was eyeballing the 18 MPG your getting out of your 318 on your sig.
though... What kind of mods have you done to your truck? I understand
your doing alot of highway miles, but my best on the highway was barely 15
(more like 14.8 or .9).
Thanks.
T.
P.S. Could you spread some of that free oil around to the DML?... Kinda' like
a group feeding frenzy instead of a group buy! :-)
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Subject: DML: Synthetic oils
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 1/12/99 5:36 PM
I have seen alot of responses and personal preferences on what type of motor
oil to use, dino or man made. I have the task of being the oil analyst at
my Cogeneration facility. I have tested many oils on many pieces of
expensive equipment. True motor oils have more to deal with, this changes
with driving habits. I personally drive 100 miles round trip each day, so I
extend my oil changes to every 6,000 miles with new filter every 3,000. I
suggest Royal Purple motor oils, there site is at WWW.royalpurple.com
They are really getting into the racing scene.
I can take a piece of equipment that is froze up, change the oil to
synthetic, rotate by hand or pipe wrench, and put it back into service with
amazing results. I personally get my oil for free for selling this oil to
all our cogen plants.
F.Y.I.
Oil filters............... they are not created equal. Even the expensive
ones will have a 1 in 4 failure rate. this can only be caught by taking oil
samples and getting particle counts run.
Taking a sample on a vehicle can be very difficult. the oil basically has to
be moving at the time sample is taken. So you would have to go down the dip
stick tube and draw a sample there.
A oil sample is only good for data, when a representative sample is taken.
Robert Miller
97 DAK CC 318 3.97SG
54,000 miles and counting
18 mpg
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