[AT] Engine oil

[Mike M]

I remember my Dad used to use Wolfshead oil in our lawnmower.

Mike M

On 8/16/2020 3:51 PM, ustonThomas Mehrkam wrote:
> Any one remember Amalie Oil. Better than it has to be.  The problem is
> it was just a smidgen better than bare minimum standards.
>
> My first car was purchased from my dads boss.  He drove 5 miles a day
> and changed the oil every 3000 miles. It looked great.  I started
> having problems so I pulled the oil pan.  There must have been 10 lbs
> of sludge.  I pulled the engine apart and cleaned it up.  Put it back
> together and drive it several years until I was rear ended by a pickup
> truck. I never used Amalie oil again.
>
> That is about the time people realized how bad Amalie oil was.   I
> still a couple paper cans of Amalie oil in my shop.
>
> On Sunday, August 16, 2020, 1:58:02 PM CDT, Bruce Fallon
> <bfallon at whidbey.com> wrote:
>
>
> I find the Pennzoil commercials interesting as originally Pennzoil was
> advertised years ago a made with pure Pennsylvania crude oil  then
> eventually it went to pure Pennsylvania gradecrude oil and now it is
> made with natural gas.
>
> Bruce Fallon
>
> Langley, WA 98260
>
> *From:*AT [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] *On Behalf Of
> *jdnut at aol.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2020 10:37 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Engine oil
>
> John, list members,
>
> A tangent to this conversation, something I inherited from my
> father... not sure if it is a superstition or has some validity..???
> but I just try to never change the brand of the oil in my autos and
> tractors.  I can remember us buying an used 1950 Buick way back when,
> my Dad asked what brand of oil was in it, ..Quaker State, and that was
> what we used, anyway, too bad that your Exxon oil became hard to find.
>  Just curious if any list members also hate to change brands of oil?  
> It doesn't apply here, but for sure I have seen leakage and usage in
> situations where there was a switch to synthetic oil.
>
> John in Ferndale
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sat, Aug 15, 2020 9:57 am
> Subject: [AT] Engine oil
>
> What this group needs (in my opinion) is a good farm equipment discussion.
>
> Engine Oil--but wait, this isn't your ordinary oil discussion!!! Long
>
> story short, I have a fleet of old gas powered working FARM
>
> equipment--not talking about lawn equipment. We have always ran big name
>
> brand oil. I switched from Exxon Super HDII about 3-4 years ago because
>
> it was getting really hard to source. I switched over to Chevron Dello
>
> 400 (both are 30W). The Dello is formulated for diesels, but supposedly
>
> works in older gas engines. I now have 2 engines that drink oil when
>
> being worked hard. My Farmall M can drop 2-3 qts in a couple hours of
>
> pulling a cultimulcher--yet you don't really notice it smoking. It does
>
> foul plugs. That work is a very heavy load. Also I have a 3300 Deere
>
> combine that will drop a qt or so every truckload of corn. Now I've only
>
> had this combine about 8 years and the oil consumption just started
>
> about 3 years ago--I swear some days it is worse than others. I really
>
> wonder if its the oil I'm using. I have on hand some CaseIH low-ash oil
>
> I run in lawnmowers--considering putting it in the combine for this
>
> fall. Supposedly the same stuff IH has been selling for 40+ years. The
>
> cost is about $3-4 more a quart, so an extra $25 to change oil. For the
>
> record, the rest of the gas powered fleet doesn't run hard/long enough
>
> to notice a problem. The combine is such a gas hog, can't help but
>
> wonder if its a fuel issue causing dilution.
>
> What you guys think, worth a shot?
>
> John Hall
>
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