Oil Change Frequency

glenn kangiser · October 30, 2008, 12:49:03 AM

Per skin bearing, Don -- if you took it easy.

glenn kangiser · October 30, 2008, 12:49:38 AM

Quote from: Whitlock on October 30, 2008, 12:44:09 AM
Berlap sacks work good too

Hmm -- never tried the sacks.

October 30, 2008, 12:56:21 AM

Speaking of slippery stuff...

I've found synthetic oil to be better in the transfer case as well. It shifts between lo-hi ranges better. My buddy with more or less the same mods on his XJ has instrumentation that shows a drop in the transmission temp after switching to synthetic trans oil.

So the Jeep is lubed everywhere with synthetics.

glenn kangiser · October 30, 2008, 01:03:42 AM

My BIL insists that Hydraulic Tractor fluid is superior to automatic trans fluid in automatics. My step son says it cured his automatic probs. I'm still chicken though I did go to Dexron Mercon III for a firmer shift than the factory recommended slippery oil - as recommended to me by my Cummins Hot Rodder friend.

MountainDon · October 30, 2008, 01:12:42 AM

Quote from: glenn kangiser on October 30, 2008, 12:48:08 AM
I had the blacksmith in town make me a crank - in case I got stuck with a dead battery. Yes - I could start it with the crank.

Keep the thumb out of the way....

As in golf, the grip is very important.

October 30, 2008, 01:24:21 AM

I kept it out of the way, but really hard to crank that way.

MountainDon · October 30, 2008, 01:31:42 AM

Not counting a Fordson tractor, I've only had to crank one vehicle, the Bedford campervan I had overseas. And that was only twice, IIRC. A small 4 cyl, it was easy enough. And I still have both thumbs.

I have pushed and bump started, or coasted downhill and bumpstarted more than I remember though.

The same flathead Ford went through a period of time with no working starter and no reverse gear. I was forever looking for places with a forward downhill slope to park.

Oh my, it's tomorrow already. G'nite.

glenn kangiser · October 30, 2008, 01:35:10 AM

I started my plane with the prop in Calexico when the starter went out. Sassy was holding the brakes.

IO470S Continental - rather large. Just fine except this crease in my forehead.. not really -- no problems

Whitlock · October 30, 2008, 01:53:41 AM

Had to hand crank my old catapiler dozer was fine in the summer but when it got cold what a pain.

Speaking of cold.

Now that winter is close,and here for some. We should all make sure we have antifreeze in our engines.

October 30, 2008, 01:58:18 AM

Good idea...

glenn kangiser · October 30, 2008, 02:32:01 AM

I'd rather you would do it yourself, just try to think how you would like others to talk to you. Try to make your point without burning your bridges or making people have a rotten day.

I re-write or remove parts of mine nearly everyday.

I am a bit like the county inspector here - I don't want to censor or remove anything but if I receive a complaint or see a flagrant violation I have to take action. You know I don't like authority figures so don't make me have to be one.

You know I barely censor at all but rudeness or personal attacks are not tolerated by the members here and I am simply here to see to it that they have the best part of their day here, not a bad experience.

MountainDon · October 30, 2008, 09:40:07 AM

Well, now. If anyone has just picked up on this thread and has read through to this point they might be a tad confused by what's going on. Not confused by the digression, drift, of the topic, but confused by the lack of coherence. It seems that benevolance has gone and deleted a few of his own posts that were questionable and a bunch that weren't.

glenn kangiser · October 30, 2008, 09:56:48 AM

Overreaction to a request to be nice- email me to discuss your plans from here, Peter. glenn-k@msn dot com.

sparks · October 30, 2008, 09:56:01 PM

The wife's '96 Blazer: 120,000 miles. Every 3000....10w40 Valvoline

My '02 Ranger: 115,000 miles. Every 5000-6000 miles.....5w20 Valvoline.

My '05 Mustang GT: 8000 miles. Once a year. 5w30 Ford stuff.

My '86 Four Winns boat: mileage unknown. Once a year. 40w Castrol

My '83 Bronco: Who cares?

Our lawnmower: It's a two cycle

Foreign Cars: Haven't owned any in years

Aircraft: Never owned any

Diesels: They stink.....well they really do, don't they??

Sparks

October 31, 2008, 01:37:37 PM

You are asking a guy with a Cummins Diesel - about 300 HP and a 4" straight pipe. No- Sparks, The sound is music to my ears and the smell is delightful..

You are talking to an old Dodge mechanic who sometimes stands behind an old poorly tuned carbureted vehicle and sniffs the exhaust just to remember the good old days. In today's world of computerized, fuel injected, catalyzed, finely tuned clean air vehicles, sometimes the old smells are too few and far between.

StinkerBell · October 31, 2008, 02:32:41 PM

Quote from: sparks on October 30, 2008, 09:56:01 PM

Diesels: I think stink has one....well she does, really doesn't she??

Sparks

Why yes I do, thank you for remembering.

glenn kangiser · October 31, 2008, 03:38:36 PM

You are very tricky and maybe a bit devious, Stink.

Redoverfarm · October 31, 2008, 03:55:52 PM

Sparks me too. Love it except when I fill it up. $3.49 here.

sparks · October 31, 2008, 06:53:20 PM

Ok StinkerBell, You zinged me good

Stink...1 Sparks....0

In all seriousness however, the diesel could be the engine of the future......I believe one could
jam a stick of butter into the injector pump intake and it would still run.

And smell like popcorn.