[AT] B&S engine oil

[Richard Fink Sr]

Charley i hear the same thing from the shop that does service on wives car. 
What oil to use CLEAN
R Fink
PA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] B&S engine oil


>I don't understand the argument at all.  I thought the purpose of multi-vis
> oil was to maintain it's viscosity better over the entire heat range 
> rather
> than be
> to thick when it's cold or to thin when it's hot.
>
> There was an argument going on around here where a lot of guys were saying
> some change in the oil manufacturing recently related to environmental
> issues
> was causing premature engine wear.   A friend of mine has several 
> collector
> muscle cars and is buddies with a relatively famous drag race engine
> builder.
> He asked the engine builder about it, explained what he had heard and 
> asked
> what he should use in his newly built 396/375.   Garley laughed at him and
> said
> "oil".
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Larry Goss
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 6:13 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] B&S engine oil
>
> Some manufacturer's hyper-ventilate over which oil is used and even go to
> the trouble of testing the residue on blown engines that come back on
> warranty claims. But I think the bottom line is that if an engine has
> pressure oiling (has an oil filter) you can use multi-viscosity oil in it.
> If it doesn't, use single viscosity oil.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Maddock <agtronixjv at southcom.com.au>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:05:42 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: [AT] B&S engine oil
>
>
> Noticed yesterday in a shop which sells B&S stuff: a sign saying "Use
> *only* monograde oil in your B&S engine.  DO *not* use multigrade oils"
>
> Why? Anyone know?
>
> Which Oil Demon will get me if I use multigrade?
>
> JV
>
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