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Topic: synthetic oil
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Jay302
Journeyman Posts: 36
From: Louisville,ohio
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 03-17-2005 05:44 PM
   
hi. i have heard that after you run synthetic oil you can not/should not go back to standard oil. i am running castrol syntec and wondering if i can go back to standard oil? Thanks Jay------------------
77 triumph tr-7 with a ford 302,c-4,and soon to have a 9"rear end
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 26813
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-17-2005 05:50 PM
You can go back to standard petroleum oil without any issues.------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,'04 &'05
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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stc65coupe351w
Gearhead Posts: 600
From: Moreno Valley, California
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 03-17-2005 06:01 PM
I have always been amazed at the different answers to this question. Everything from it changes the consistency of the seals ( and then just the seals on the older cars for the newer seals aren't affected). I switched back and forth on my Courier and still put 160k on it, and it was a piston in the cylinder sideways that killed it not seals. I never could see why it would have made a difference and have never seen anything stated on a bottle or from a manufacture that said you had to stick with one or the other? Think I will believe Alex on this one.------------------
-1974 351w Block Bored .30-1969 351w Heads Fully Ported
-Custom made Ford 9" with 3" Axle Tubes-28 Detroit Locker-3.73 Gears-Shelby Traction Bars
Pics Michael
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 26813
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-17-2005 06:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by stc65coupe351w:
I Think I will believe Alex on this one.
What? Did you think I would lie?  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,'04 &'05
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
www.moneymakerracing.com
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Jay302
Journeyman Posts: 36
From: Louisville,ohio
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 03-17-2005 07:54 PM
thank you  ------------------
77 triumph tr-7 with a ford 302,c-4,and soon to have a 9"rear end
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 7249
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-17-2005 07:54 PM
i KNOW you would lie!!!  ------------------
mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-302-7.25 @93mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.
http://community.prestage.com/Member+Pages/789.aspx
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 7249
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-17-2005 07:56 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Jay302:
hi. i have heard that after you run synthetic oil you can not/should not go back to standard oil. i am running castrol syntec and wondering if i can go back to standard oil? Thanks Jay
my question is, just why would you want to??? ------------------
mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-302-7.25 @93mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.
http://community.prestage.com/Member+Pages/789.aspx
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Catmando
Gearhead Posts: 183
From: Vermilion, OH USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-17-2005 08:45 PM
Yup, you can switch back. And I have / had too. Wive has a 95 Cherokee she bought new, and has been passed on to me for a driver. I ran synthetic in it since the break in period. At around 95k miles, developed a rear main oil leak. So I switched back to regular oil because I didn't want to drop $4 a quart oil all over. Well, now about 2 years later and 118,000 mile on the motor now, the leak has stopped leaking?????????????? And no, its not out of oil!
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stc65coupe351w
Gearhead Posts: 600
From: Moreno Valley, California
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 03-17-2005 11:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Moneymaker:
What? Did you think I would lie?
Not about anything reguarding a motor anyways
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-1974 351w Block Bored .30-1969 351w Heads Fully Ported
-Custom made Ford 9" with 3" Axle Tubes-28 Detroit Locker-3.73 Gears-Shelby Traction Bars
Pics Michael
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 6061
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-17-2005 11:52 PM
quote:
Originally posted by stc65coupe351w:
Not about anything reguarding a motor anyways
Cool graphics , but why a Chevy motor on a Ford site? ------------------
JOHN
65 FASTBACK 2+2.....14.44 @ 107mph 1/4
87 TAURUS WAGON
03 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4 SHORT BOX
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
M&M #1710
65 FASTBACK
2003 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 26813
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-17-2005 11:54 PM
It's actually an old Hemi John.------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,'04 &'05
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
www.moneymakerracing.com
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 1890
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 03-18-2005 12:41 AM
it appears to be a hemi on an intigrated circuit. it's 
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 6061
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-18-2005 01:07 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Moneymaker:
It's actually an old Hemi John.
Thanks for filling me in, I am always learning on this site ------------------
JOHN
65 FASTBACK 2+2.....14.44 @ 107mph 1/4
87 TAURUS WAGON
03 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4 SHORT BOX
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
M&M #1710
65 FASTBACK
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stc65coupe351w
Gearhead Posts: 600
From: Moreno Valley, California
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 03-18-2005 09:00 AM
I just thought it was a cartoon?
See I told you Alex knew his motors.------------------
-1974 351w Block Bored .30-1969 351w Heads Fully Ported
-Custom made Ford 9" with 3" Axle Tubes-28 Detroit Locker-3.73 Gears-Shelby Traction Bars
Pics Michael
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 2690
From: Senoia, G.A. USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 03-18-2005 10:02 AM
I nearly missed it.Jay your running a 302 in a triumph TR7? WOW 
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'68 coupe, '66 289 C code
engine, edel 600cfm carb, performer intake, dual exhaust http://www.geocities.com/ottouk_77/68mustang.htm
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Jay302
Journeyman Posts: 36
From: Louisville,ohio
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 03-18-2005 01:18 PM
ya its a handfull. it will smoke the tires off in a instant. right now we are putting a 9"rear,ladder bars,coil overs under it. im at school right now so i dont have ne pics but i might put some on when i get home.------------------
77 triumph tr-7 with a ford 302,c-4,and soon to have a 9"rear end
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Daniel Jones
Gearhead Posts: 873
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 03-18-2005 02:42 PM
> ya its a handfull. it will smoke the tires off in a instant. right now
> we are putting a 9"rear,ladder bars,coil overs under it. im at school
> right now so i dont have ne pics but i might put some on when i get home.I also have a '77 TR7V8 project, though I'm using a Buick/Rover aluminum V8.
Skirted and cross-bolted aluminum block, Buick 300 aluminum heads (at the
porting shop now), Buick 300 stroker crank, etc. Should be 296 cubic inches
and only weigh 300 pounds. Dan Jones
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Catmando
Gearhead Posts: 183
From: Vermilion, OH USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-18-2005 08:59 PM
Does that Hemi have a thing in it???
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Bloose
Gearhead Posts: 755
From: Milwaukee, WI
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 03-19-2005 06:57 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel Jones:
> ya its a handfull. it will smoke the tires off in a instant. right now
> we are putting a 9"rear,ladder bars,coil overs under it. im at school
> right now so i dont have ne pics but i might put some on when i get home.I also have a '77 TR7V8 project, though I'm using a Buick/Rover aluminum V8.
Skirted and cross-bolted aluminum block, Buick 300 aluminum heads (at the
porting shop now), Buick 300 stroker crank, etc. Should be 296 cubic inches
and only weigh 300 pounds. Dan Jones
I love the old Brit cars nearly as much as old Fords. Had an MG for quite a few years. Cool part about the car was it was so slow it kept me out of trouble. I bought it when I was 18 just after I got a ticket for drag racing on the street! Having a Brit car with some HP now that I have some self control would be awsome! You guys are making me jealous! Could you pop the bonnet so I can check out the mill? Oh ya, never drive with the hood down in the rain. B-loose
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Jay302
Journeyman Posts: 36
From: Louisville,ohio
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 03-19-2005 08:31 AM
hi. sorry i cant get thepicture to work.------------------
77 triumph tr-7 with a ford 302,c-4,and soon to have a 9"rear end
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Daniel Jones
Gearhead Posts: 873
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 03-20-2005 09:40 PM
> Could you pop the bonnet so I can check out the mill? There are both boot and a bonnet pictures at: http://www.bacomatic.org/gallery/dan-tr8 That's my TR8 convertible. The TR7V8 project is a coupe but
the engine bay is the same. Gotta get a real air filter on
there. I bet a Sunbeam Tiger air filter would fit... Dan Jones
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