[AT] oil pressure

[Mike Sloane]

What the letter "STP" stood for was always either a mystery or an inside 
joke by the manufacturer. I was told once that they stood for 
"Scientifically Treated Petroleum", but I have my doubts.

Mike

Richard Fink Sr wrote:
> At 09:56 PM 2/26/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> John i have been driving science in the 50 and don't remember it called 
> any thing but STP       { i could be wrong} [[but it has never happened 
> before]] =-O
> Was told by a old timer STP was Studebaker Trade Product. Never had any 
> reason to question it i drove studs till they quit building them.
> now i am becoming an old timer i guess
> R Fink
> 

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