Originally Posted By: jorton
OMG! This vehicle is 33 years old. You are accomplishing the impossible by driving OLD CARS in a state that salts roads in winter. I hope you carry Gortex and Thinsulate overalls and boots in the back seat! And wd-40 for the distributor cap.
46 miles each way - I think you can extend to 2 months oil changes by running fleet type diesel/gasoline engine certified motor oil. Is there any 10w-30 readily available in your area.
[standing ovation]
No 10w-30 HDEO on a regular basis and driving around looking for it is counterproductive. Typically, I use Mobil Super or ST in winter and a 50/50 mix with the 15w-40 from my Chrysler.
Originally Posted By: cos
Leaded gas? I'd guess that this car, like most from 1975 onwards had a cat and ran on unleaded. The leaded nozzle was too big (by design) to fit into unleaded fuel filler holes.
There is no nozzle restrictor in my fuel tank and running leaded fuel in unleaded cars was common practice around here because it was 20 cents cheaper.
OMG! This vehicle is 33 years old. You are accomplishing the impossible by driving OLD CARS in a state that salts roads in winter. I hope you carry Gortex and Thinsulate overalls and boots in the back seat! And wd-40 for the distributor cap.
46 miles each way - I think you can extend to 2 months oil changes by running fleet type diesel/gasoline engine certified motor oil. Is there any 10w-30 readily available in your area.
[standing ovation]
No 10w-30 HDEO on a regular basis and driving around looking for it is counterproductive. Typically, I use Mobil Super or ST in winter and a 50/50 mix with the 15w-40 from my Chrysler.
Originally Posted By: cos
Leaded gas? I'd guess that this car, like most from 1975 onwards had a cat and ran on unleaded. The leaded nozzle was too big (by design) to fit into unleaded fuel filler holes.
There is no nozzle restrictor in my fuel tank and running leaded fuel in unleaded cars was common practice around here because it was 20 cents cheaper.
