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Re: What kind of oil to use baldeagle #1349619 03/11/2020 11:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,996 Southeast Michigan 7 78buckshot 'Bolter
78buckshot 'Bolter 7 Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,996 Southeast Michigan	I'm running 5w-30 full synthetic Valvoline in my 283, still has the rope rear main seal with no leaks, no smoke, no lifter noise, 35psi hot wound out. 1957 shop manual calls for 10w-30 for the major temperature range. 1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 2 speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto, 1978 Yamaha DT175, 1999 Harley Davidson Softail Fat Boy

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What kind of oil to use	baldeagle	03/11/2020 7:04 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Wally / Montana	03/11/2020 7:18 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	baldeagle	03/11/2020 7:21 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	SimS	03/11/2020 7:43 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	baldeagle	03/11/2020 8:14 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Jon G	03/11/2020 8:58 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	klhansen	03/11/2020 9:44 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	panic	03/11/2020 10:22 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Dragsix	03/11/2020 10:24 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	tclederman	03/11/2020 10:42 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Tiny	03/11/2020 11:10 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	78buckshot	03/11/2020 11:21 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	baldeagle	03/12/2020 12:21 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	glenns towing	03/12/2020 1:00 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	baldeagle	03/12/2020 1:14 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	glenns towing	03/12/2020 1:30 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Dragsix	03/12/2020 1:31 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	glenns towing	03/12/2020 2:00 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	tclederman	03/12/2020 2:06 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	2-Ton	03/12/2020 12:03 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Dragsix	03/12/2020 2:36 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	Joe H	03/12/2020 3:05 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	klhansen	03/12/2020 7:49 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	glenns towing	03/13/2020 12:34 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	ApacheFiend	03/13/2020 9:56 PM
Re: What kind of oil to use	brokenhead	03/16/2020 2:37 AM
Re: What kind of oil to use	baldeagle	03/16/2020 3:23 AM

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