My sister-in-law has a 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster 2 door coupe with a 214 ci inline six and three on the tree. The odometer has 99,500 miles on it but who knows if it's double that or even more. It's in very good condition for its age (both exterior and interior), but naturally has a number of mechanical issues (pan gasket leak and maybe a rear main seal leak). I spent a weekend in Kansas cleaning it up (it was left in a metal barn for a few years as her husband was ill, unable to care for it, and passed away last year). Luckily no critter damage.
I have no idea when it had its last oil change and grease job so that's next on the to do list. The "original" owners manual says 10w under 32 degrees, 30w over 90 degrees and 20w for everything in between. I was thinking of using a high mileage 10w30 conventional oil but thought I'd bounce that idea off the community. I have no experience with these antiques and don't want to cause any potential damage. Our hope is to take it to a upcoming local car show and advertise it for sale.
Some interesting info about the car...about 54,000 of this model were built and it is one of about 340 known to still exist. It was considered a 2 door sports car for its time (yea right!) and has a whooping 90 hp!!! I drove it around her little western Kansas town and it sure attracts a lot of attention. It drives and handles like a tank (weighs approx 2.5 tons and feels a lot more!) and is really slow. That hood seems to be a mile out in front of you and visibility in general just s__ks.
I have no idea when it had its last oil change and grease job so that's next on the to do list. The "original" owners manual says 10w under 32 degrees, 30w over 90 degrees and 20w for everything in between. I was thinking of using a high mileage 10w30 conventional oil but thought I'd bounce that idea off the community. I have no experience with these antiques and don't want to cause any potential damage. Our hope is to take it to a upcoming local car show and advertise it for sale.
Some interesting info about the car...about 54,000 of this model were built and it is one of about 340 known to still exist. It was considered a 2 door sports car for its time (yea right!) and has a whooping 90 hp!!! I drove it around her little western Kansas town and it sure attracts a lot of attention. It drives and handles like a tank (weighs approx 2.5 tons and feels a lot more!) and is really slow. That hood seems to be a mile out in front of you and visibility in general just s__ks.
