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"...ExxonMobil says it is done serving business aviation and is shuttering its Avitat system...aviation consumes just 6.8% of refined product, and business aviation a fraction of that." Aviation Week.com 11/10/2011 Author: William Garvey The most luxurious FBO I have ever visited (Airflite at...

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I was planning on a 1 yr/7500 mile interval, but went a few hundred miles over. I did a filter change and top-off at the six month point. Engine has a seven quart capacity, but tiny filter. This was API SM Havoline Syn from BigLots. Blackstone Labs MI on Oil 8,266 MI on Unit 24,628 Make Up...

Chevron Corp. has an archive of Texaco Lubrication Magazines dating back to 1920! Subjects covered include aviation, railroad, industrial, as well as automotive, truck and bus and refining technology. Want to know in detail how a Buick Dynaflow transmission worked and about Texamatic Fluid? Its...

I am no fan of Rotax engines, but they currently dominate the new Light Sport Aircraft market. Continental and Jabiru have better offerings in the 80-120hp range. The 4-stroke Rotax 912/914 series have had known gearbox and slipper clutch problems. I used to rent a 912-powered Diamond Katana and...

What gear oil would be best for a transaxle with yellow-metal syncros and a spiral-bevel ring and pinion? This is a 1969 VW. The owners manual calls for SAE 90 hypoid oil, but these things are known for short syncro life. I'm double-clutching second. Do spiral bevel gears have tooth pressures as...

I decided to start a separate thread and get some opinions on my 1992 BMW 325i that just failed a biennial smog check at a "Test Only Center". Because it is in LA county, it is the dyno check and incudes NO. 142,000 miles on the odometer, originally Transport Canada certification. Test RPM %CO2...

In the Champ Car Atlantic garage at Long Beach this weekend I saw ENOS 0W-50 oil being used in the Cosworth-built Mazda engines. The Nippon Oil brochure also claims an F1 tie-in. They do have the first CVT transmission fluid I have seen outside of dealer parts departments. Any thoughts on this...

I took samples from the various straight weight motor oils in the garage and looked at them after 24 and 48 hours at 0F. After 24 hours Coastal 30 ND (SA) rubbery solid, with visible streaks of wax Napa 30 ND (SB) lightest in color, barely pours Chevron Supreme 30 (SL) barely pours Chevron...

There are four dishes I use to judge a Mexican restaurant: Carnitas Carne Asada Tamale Chile Relleno Fortunately, in this part of the US, decent carnitas is not hard to find, asada is another story. After marinating (how long?), how do you cook it?

A friend called me compliaining about strange noises coming from the rear axle of his Toyota Tundra (w/ off road package). He had just gone to "Iffy lube" at 15000 miles and they talked him into a synthetic rear axle fluid change for $50. The owners manual calls for changing the fluid every...

"Universal" ink causes the printheads to clog on my Canon and caused other problems with the Epson. Genuine Canon ink tanks for me from now on ($6US black and $18US color). The geunine ink cleaned the heads so it works fine now. On some printers, like HP an Lexmark, the printhead and inktank...

Terrible news. Just as America West greatly improved (It used to be called "America Worst") US Airways will ruin it. US Airways completely destoyed PSA and abandoned its routes after that merger. Why cant bankruptcy mean liquidation if it drags out as long as United and US Airways. United just...

This is from an automatic transmission in a 1994 Ford F-150 4x4. It has been acting up when hot, and no computer codes, so I invested in a UOA to help isolate the problem. The pan was clean and the magnet had a normal coating of fine iron particles. The brand of ATF is unknown. It is whatever...

I just got my report back from Blackstone Labs. Equipment make and model: 1992 BMW 325I Oil type and grade: Castrol Syntec 10W/40 Makeup oil added: 3 qts Miles on unit: 129109 Miles on oil: 9044 Sample date: 10-30-04 (one year drain interval) aluminum 3 ppm chromium 0 iron 5 copper 9 lead 8...

I went to the AOPA convention this week and of course stopped at the oil company booths. BP is taking a different approach than Exxon in trying to fight the AeroShell near-monopoly in piston engine oils. Instead of pushing multi-grade synthetic blends, they are going head to head with Shell in...

Kern Oil, the last remaining supplier, has discontinued production of 80 octane (red) avgas. My question is does it matter? Are there any engines out there that cannot run on 100LL or mogas? Very few airports had 80 to begin with and 87 octane unleaded mogas should be fine for the low-altitude...

I just changed the oil in my BMW's Getrag transmission from Valvoline Type F to Redline MTL. Shifing is identical but there seems to be less noise. The owners manual calls for GL-4 gear oil or SAE 20/30/40 HD motor oil, but the sticker on the transmission says ATF OIL. Redline claims an SAE...

I just got my Redline order from our site sponsor. I put a sample of each gear oil product I have in the freezer at 0F. Product ------------color------------ observation Redline MTL -------- clear red --------- free flowing Redline 80W-140 ---- clear orange ------- thick Mobil One 75W-90 ---...

Now that ConocoPhillips owns the Union 76 brand, 76 racing fuels are no longer available. Has anyone here found a good replacement, especially for the 108 octane unleaded.