[AT] oil pressure

[Ronald L. Cook]

Wynn's Friction Proofing used to run a flathead Ford without a pan at 
trade shows and such in the Fifties or maybe even earlier.

Ron Cook
Salix, Ia

Skip Cleveland wrote:
> I think you guys are all talking about Slick 50.
> 
> Skip
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Grant" <jfgrant at zoomon.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] oil pressure
> 
> 
>> Ralph, your last reminded me of a demonstration many years ago at 
>> Michigan State Univ. Ag. Days. There was a v-8 engine on a test stand 
>> with the pan off. You could see that there were no hidden lines or 
>> anything of such. The engine was running at about 1/3 throttle and ran 
>> all day long. The "factory guy" would raise the rpm's now and then 
>> just to get some more attention. Great sounding muffler as I recall. I 
>> don't remember what the engine was coated with for sure but I think it 
>> was the STP stuff. This was before it was named STP.  (back in the 
>> early 60's) Sorta fun remembering that old story. They had a two-cyl. 
>> engine there also but it was not running.  It was sectionalized on a 
>> display stand.  Long Time Ago.  JG
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] oil pressure
>>
>>
>>> Mike Sloane wrote:
>>>  It seems to
>>>> me that STP used to have an ad on TV where they drained all the oil 
>>>> out of two cars, one with STP in it and one without, and then ran 
>>>> them around a track. Of course the one without STP froze up after a 
>>>> couple of laps, but the STP equipped car just kept going. I don't 
>>>> know if anyone I knew really believed the ad and was willing to try 
>>>> running their car that way, but it looked good.
>>>
>>> I'm sure theres more stories like that out there. The version I heard 
>>> locally was the time when a fellow hit a stone or other obstruction 
>>> that knocked the oil pan plug out of his car and it lost its oil. He 
>>> did not know this had happened until he arrived at his destination. 
>>> The engine had no oil left in it but was still running fine due to 
>>> the fact that the owner regularly used STP in his engine.
>>> Second hand information of course but still interesting.
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.