20W50 is okay but 15W40 Rotella T diesel oil has a far superior additive
package.  It loses PSI much more slowly than does regular oil...

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 07/29/2011 01:12 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> I'm a WD 40 fan.
>>
>
> <snip>
>
>
>
>> Last week  I accidentally drove over a spray can of it that I had
>> left under the van. Stains the gravel well.
>>
>
> It's useful tid-bits of information like this that make the cost of
> subscribing to this list worth every penny.
>
> -- RJS
>
> PS -- I believe it was last week when Scott said something to the effect
> that a good engine should easily create 10 psi of oil pressure per 1,000
> rpm. THAT was in fact a very useful bit of information to me.
>
> -- Rocket J Squirrel, who is presently looking at the recommended oils
> chart in his 1984's owner's manual ("Lubricants," p. 54) and wondering
> what the right viscosity is for conditions where the nighttime lows are
> in the mid-40's (F) and the daytime highs are in the mid-90's. SAE 20-50
> works down to the cold end of things, but does not to up to the hot end
> of things where the chart recommends SAE 40. And who is also fully aware
> that this subject was just discussed to death a couple weeks ago. Did we
> consensusize this matter already?
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

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