One thing missed about aviation oil is the oil journals in an auto engine are smaller and the oil even warm will not go thru there very well. Sam's here in north Dallas (Lewisville) carries 100w aeroshell. I normally by 6 cases at a time some I only know the price once a year. Last year around April it was $22.50 a case.
----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM VANCE" <va...@claflinwildcats.com> To: "krnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:02 PM Subject: KR> Oil >I believe that Great Plains specifies 30 W, not multiviscosity, for the VW >engine. I drove air-cooled VW's for about 500,000 miles in the 70's, and I >never had a problem with the standard 30W that VW specified. However, the >oil does work harder in an air-cooled engine, so it should be changed more >often. My rule of thumb was to feel the oil on the dip stick. When it >felt gritty, it was time to change. That was as little as 1200 miles >during hot weather, but never over 3000 miles in cold weather. > > I'm not sure what the Corvair specification is, but I would suggest > considering whatever is the standard oil for a Corvair car engine. > > Jim Vance > va...@claflinwildcats.com > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
