Good lord an Ossa? I used to race against those guys on my Montessa Capra VR
250!!! Those and Husquies, and those &^*^&%!!!!! Elsinores when they showed
up and kicked all our butts! :-) Ah those were the good old days. Remember
Maico's that could dig a trench with that back tire and big knobby?? (Van
content) That was when the first Type 4 engines were just coming out in the
Bay windows. ;-)
Courtney

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Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind,
and the ones who mind, don't matter.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: Castor oil as lubricant

>I used to race a 250 Ossa motorcycle in TT dirt track racing ..
> the exhasut smelled just wonderful, intoxicating even, with the castor two
> stroke oil we ran.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:37 AM
> Subject: Castor oil as lubricant
>
>
>>  I Googled for the subject above and got all kinds of hits. I had no
>> idea there were so many uses for castor oil in the automotive industry.
>> I haven't read all the links obviously, but references to 40 wt motor
>> oil, manufacture of brake fluids and power steering fluids all have some
>> pertinence to Vanagons. There is a pretty interesting piece on the
>> lubricity of castor oils here.  The technical content was originated by
>> an aeronautical engineer(now deceased)  working in oil analysis research.
>>
>> http://www.go-cl.se/castor.html
>>
>> There are other articles - like about racing engine oil being castor oil
>> based for superior lubrication at hi heat and high RPM.
>>
>> I invite you all to seek the articles out under the above subject.
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com