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Re: 216 engine oil questions Hotrod Lincoln #714104 01/22/2011 4:59 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Vancouver Island S squeeze Cruising in the Passing Lane
squeeze Cruising in the Passing Lane S Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Vancouver Island	the base mineral oil might not 'wear out' but the additives do, modern lubricants are a complex formulation ..... most suppliers will recommend keeping lubricating oils on the shelf for no more than 12 months, depending on type and storage conditions Bill Moved over to the Passing Lane "When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot

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216 engine oil questions	Zleviticus	01/19/2011 7:54 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Lend-Lease 1.5	01/19/2011 9:18 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Tiny	01/19/2011 9:34 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Pre '68 Dave	01/19/2011 10:45 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Zleviticus	01/19/2011 10:56 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Pre '68 Dave	01/19/2011 11:05 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	brokenhead	01/20/2011 1:06 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Crabbyappleton	01/20/2011 9:36 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Zleviticus	01/20/2011 10:32 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Crabbyappleton	01/21/2011 2:52 AM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	panic	01/21/2011 5:16 AM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Highflyer	01/21/2011 10:38 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Hotrod Lincoln	01/21/2011 11:22 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	jmoore	01/22/2011 4:29 AM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Hotrod Lincoln	01/22/2011 4:40 AM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	squeeze	01/22/2011 4:59 AM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	brokenhead	01/22/2011 3:54 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Hotrod Lincoln	01/22/2011 4:45 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	brokenhead	01/23/2011 4:24 AM
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Re: 216 engine oil questions	51 ashton	01/20/2011 2:02 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Hotrod Lincoln	01/20/2011 3:12 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Zleviticus	01/20/2011 3:29 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Jimmi_V	01/20/2011 5:20 PM
Re: 216 engine oil questions	Highflyer	01/20/2011 5:41 PM
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