[T3] Oil weight once more

[B Fye]

It's the silly season

Brian Fye

> On Nov 19, 2013, at 11:07 PM, James Lingenfelter <jimmyandcher at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Fuel Injection vs. Carbs AND the Great Oil Argument..... all in the space of 3 days! My inbox is going to explode!!!!
> 
> 
> 
>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 8:59 PM, Brian Fye wrote:
>> 
>> The oil ran hotter because it was pulling the heat better.  What were the
>> head temps?  That IS the question.
>>> On Nov 19, 2013 8:19 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Single viscosity oils don't have viscosity enhancers, so you lose that
>>> advantage.
>>> 
>>> New motor: 10W30 in the summer and winter.
>>> Getting older motor 10W40
>>> 100K+mi, 25W50 In the summer and 10W40 in the winter (I don't drive it in
>>> the winter anymore)
>>> 
>>> The viscosity really depends on just what condition your bearings are in.I
>>> Strongly recommend the racing oils with the ZDDP in them or use the
>>> additive
>>> for that, and I DON'T recommend the synthetics. I tried that again last
>>> summer (with an oil filter) and it ran 20 degree's hotter with
>>> significantly
>>> lower oil pressure.
>>> 
>>> Keith
>>> 
>>> (oh boy, here we go!)
>>> 
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>>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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>>> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
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>>> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
>>> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of John L.
>>> Morgan IV
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:40 PM
>>> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>>> Subject: [T3] Oil weight once more
>>> 
>>> I know this had been covered before, but my uncle who bought my mother's vw
>>> fastback in 1970 and drove it across Texas before it was recalled for some
>>> issue with the side vents ( he says they were retrofitted with pieces that
>>> attached on the side), asked to borrow my car for an outing tomorrow. We
>>> were talking oil, and he questioned what I was using, saying it was too
>>> light. He said I need a single vescosity oil. Now, I'm questioning it all
>>> over again. What oil do you use and why?  As soon as I read something,
>>> someone else contradicts it.
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