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Re: type of oil to use JW51 #1201625 01/26/2017 10:19 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Originally Posted by JW51 I'm sure a synthetic oil of appropriate grade would do no harm in a stovebolt, but I struggle to imagine it providing any advantage.... Would a synthetic be less prone to gunking up the rocker shaft? A synthetic oil would be no less prone to gunking up anything when compared to a modern multi-grade oil. I have been using Rotella 15-40 for at least 10 years. 10W-30 would be similar in regarding "gunking". Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
type of oil to use	DJRoy	01/26/2017 10:37 AM
Re: type of oil to use	KEVINSKI	01/26/2017 12:32 PM
Re: type of oil to use	Tiny	01/26/2017 2:22 PM
Re: type of oil to use	32vld	01/26/2017 2:27 PM
Re: type of oil to use	dgrinnan	01/26/2017 2:30 PM
Re: type of oil to use	Norcal Dave	01/26/2017 2:37 PM
Re: type of oil to use	Tiny	01/26/2017 5:24 PM
Re: type of oil to use	Hotrod Lincoln	01/26/2017 5:32 PM
Re: type of oil to use	Joe H	01/26/2017 5:36 PM
Re: type of oil to use	BC59	01/26/2017 7:46 PM
Re: type of oil to use	JW51	01/26/2017 9:54 PM
Re: type of oil to use	tclederman	01/26/2017 10:19 PM
Re: type of oil to use	JW51	01/26/2017 10:57 PM
Re: type of oil to use	52Carl	01/27/2017 1:12 AM
Re: type of oil to use	tclederman	01/27/2017 2:44 AM
Re: type of oil to use	52Carl	01/28/2017 1:28 AM
Re: type of oil to use	Volfandt	01/27/2017 4:27 AM
Re: type of oil to use	tclederman	01/28/2017 1:51 AM
Re: type of oil to use	52Carl	01/29/2017 2:33 AM
Re: type of oil to use	KEVINSKI	01/28/2017 2:08 AM
Re: type of oil to use	JW51	01/28/2017 2:25 AM
Re: type of oil to use	brokenhead	01/28/2017 4:05 AM
Re: type of oil to use	Joe H	01/28/2017 4:28 AM
Re: type of oil to use	JW51	01/28/2017 1:15 PM
Re: type of oil to use	Tiny	01/28/2017 2:12 PM
Re: type of oil to use	52Carl	01/29/2017 2:28 AM
Re: type of oil to use	JW51	01/29/2017 3:10 AM
Re: type of oil to use	52vff	01/29/2017 6:04 AM
Re: type of oil to use	fixit1958	01/29/2017 6:44 AM
Re: type of oil to use	fraso	01/31/2017 3:31 AM

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