Old school oils tested by Blackstone

[PimTac]

Yep, especially if the choke knob was pulled out and forgotten as it happened quite a bit in those days.

 

[Dogman]

The link for the article does not work

 

[blufeb95]

The link for the article does not work

https://web.archive.org/web/20170609094127/https://www.blackstone-labs.com/Newsletters/Gas-Diesel/October-1-2012.php

 

[Ray S]

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/Newsletters/Gas-Diesel/October-1-2012.php

Nice read!

Link is 404, here is new:
Oct 2012
The eBay Oils, Part 3
June 2012
The eBay Oils, Part 2
Apr 2012
The eBay Oils, Part 1

 

[MolaKule]

Just out of curiosity, anyone know what the phosphorus based additive is in Castrol R? It's clearly not ZDDP as there's no Zinc in the oil...

I realize this is an old post but I suspect it's just plain old TCP or tricresyl phosphate, a good anti-wear chemistry by itself.