Re: [AMC-list] made the round trip one more time

[markprice242 <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very cool to hear of the "no fear" attitude. One tip for heavy oils today. Use full synthetics of good quality. The synthetics don't get so heavy on initial fireup and will place less stress on the cam, distributer and blade to pump drive when cold. I've run 20W-50 and got away with it! Get racing oil, it generally has more ZDDP in it too! Mark "wrambler" ----- Original Message -----
> From: tnmorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:29:55 PM
> Subject: [AMC-list] made the round trip one more time
> Even though the oil pressure's a little on the low side, and the
> Motorcraft carb replacement is still not dialed in right, I chanced
> the
> trip from Maine to Michigan for the Livonia show(this year honoring
> the
> last'88 Eagle wagon) in my white'82 Eagle SX/4. I kept adding Lucas
> oil
> stabilizer to the 15W40 deisel oil I had in it, and the oil prssure
> light
> kept coming on less often(at idle), so must have worked. Only problem
> was
> a power steering line blown just after the show, which took a couple
> days
> to get a replacement, but was visiting family the week so not a
> problem.
> Got better milage coming home than going(34gallons going, 31 coming
> back;
> 826mi one way), and lots of looky-looks, thumbs up, and toots on the
> way
> back, and not all of them from me wandering over the center
> line...Still
> has blow-by, but doesn't knock, and the lifters aren't rattling with
> the
> heavier oil, so maybe not quite ready for an overhaul just yet. That
> will
> allow the replacement reclining seats to be reupholtered and installed
> next year. It's a 14-15 hour trip one way, and I don't stop, except
> for
> gas and bathroom break, BTW, and I tend to go JUST over the
> limit(usually..).
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