Thanks for sharing the Ed Hacket article �Al,
This is an excellent thesis for all of us motor-heads
�Happy Camping,

jcort@rochester.rr.com 
joel_cort@yahoo.com
�
89 Syncro Westy (VanGo)
87 Syncro Transporter (Stella)
73 Westy Campmobile (Agent Orange)
�Western New York Founding member of the Westies@Watkins IX is set for October 7-8-9-10, 2010 

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From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 6:32:22 PM
Subject: Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)

Slippery business this.� Some time ago, for the greater good, Oil MFGR's had
to stop putting zinc compounds into their automobile oil.� lGeegling around
for zinc in motor oil will get you a wealth of opinon and fact.

Ed Hackett formerly of Desert Research Institute put together an informative
bit here:
http://micapeak.com/info/oiled.html.

Pensionerd.� (Rotella-fella)

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> I use Castrol 20W50, petroleum based (nonsynthetic).� I change the oil
> every 3000 miles, just as I always have for all my vehicles.� I can't
> imagine how synthetic could improve on that.� I notice that most
> manufacturers specify that oil should be changed at the recommended
> interval, and that less often than that voids the warranty, whether the oil
> used is synthetic or not.� David McNeely
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Stephen Cebula wrote:
>
> What motor oils you you all use out there?� A friend of mine keeps pushing
>> synthetic oil.� He's a Ford man, and not familiar with Vanagons.� What's the
>> rap on that?
>> Steve
>>
>
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