Re: Synthetic oils

From: Jack Hilton III (HEMI@charter.net)
Date: Tue Jan 12 1999 - 23:30:01 EST


I got 20 in my R/T when I went on a trip to VA for Turkey Day . OK , OK ,
so I only did a maximum of 60 MPH all the way there just to prove a point ,
but I really DID get 20 MPG !

At 10:36 PM 1/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>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
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>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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