Running any good oil will allow an engine to last (syn, blend, or dino - well now days they are all actually blends ...).
Out here, it won't outlast the car. I have two in the back yard from the 1970's (truck & car) that have outlasted a bunch of engines. But good oil will help the engine last a long time
Selling both to get a new project later this summer (pre-smog Jeep CJ) that will get my fresh built 283 SBC. If I don't roll it or wreck it in the rocks, that engine will run close to 200,000 with a carb and any good oil. It'll likely get Chevron Delo 400 15w30 SD for heat resistance, but it run longer than my attention span in any case ...
Out here, it won't outlast the car. I have two in the back yard from the 1970's (truck & car) that have outlasted a bunch of engines. But good oil will help the engine last a long time
Selling both to get a new project later this summer (pre-smog Jeep CJ) that will get my fresh built 283 SBC. If I don't roll it or wreck it in the rocks, that engine will run close to 200,000 with a carb and any good oil. It'll likely get Chevron Delo 400 15w30 SD for heat resistance, but it run longer than my attention span in any case ...
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