Non Detergent
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NAPA, Tractor Supply, Runnings, etc. all carry ND30.
Not sure why you would want to run that though. You've run it for years and may not be able to, but I would pull a valve cover and see if it's clean enough to run a modern oil.
Not sure why you would want to run that though. You've run it for years and may not be able to, but I would pull a valve cover and see if it's clean enough to run a modern oil.
Non-detergent oil has no place in any ICE.
I agree with that. Does it have an oil filter? Then run more modern oil. Full SAPS and short OCIs of course.
Not much protection being offed by ND oil. I would use a 10w-40 oil in your Chevy.
Why not run a detergent oil and start out with short change intervals? The oil is bound to get pretty dirty pretty quickly so you can't over do it.
1956 isn't that long ago. It's not like this car is from the 1920s or 1930s.
If I were lucky enough to own a 1956 chevy with a 283 CI engine I'd be using a 10W-30 conventional detergent motor oil in it - but being careful.
1956 isn't that long ago. It's not like this car is from the 1920s or 1930s.
If I were lucky enough to own a 1956 chevy with a 283 CI engine I'd be using a 10W-30 conventional detergent motor oil in it - but being careful.
ND30 is Absolutely the wrong oil for that engine
Non detergent oil is a great choice and is recommended by the following manufacturers for the following applications. 
I agree with others here. I'd run a detergent oil with higher ZDDP. Rotella T4 15w-40 would be a good choice off the shelf for pretty cheap.
In the past ND oil was oil that had antiwear addaitives but no detergent. The ND oil sold today had zero antiwear addaitives. You are not doing the 283 any favors by running that oil.
The 283 should have a filter. The Fram # was CH 200pl and it went inside a can that bolted to the block with a long bolt.
The 283 should have a filter. The Fram # was CH 200pl and it went inside a can that bolted to the block with a long bolt.
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Why have you been using ND? Was it a smoker?
That's OP right now.
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Any name brand 10W30 …
Yep, another Friday drive-by.
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