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| | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 | I was wondering what weight of oil to use in a 216 engine in a 1949 truck? mulit grade or straight 30 weight
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Bennie | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | A modern multi weight is probably the best way to go. I run 14W45 in my '38. Many run 10w30 without issues. The problem with straight weight oil is it's ambient temperature dependent.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 | Like Tiny said I think The multi-vis oil is the easy way to go, although I've used a 20w-40 in motors during the hot season because of 10w- being so light in the hot season for an old motor.
It also has become an issue of what you can buy as a lot of the older types of oil are getting harder to find easily.
With newer engines requiring 5w-20, 5w-30, it is becoming more difficult to find the older weights of oil.
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