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#45 of 64 Re: True... [isellhondas] by wtd44 Oct 28, 2005 (7:26 am)
Replying to: isellhondas (Oct 26, 2005 4:05 pm) Back in the Dark Ages, I had a '55 Chevy V8 that deteriorated down to 50 miles per quart as I crippled in to my folks house on a college Christmas break. I spent most of my available time that two weeks rebuilding the engine in their garage, under my father's tutelage. We got it together and I drove it the 900 miles back to school.
#46 of 64 You didn't have to rebore it? by isellhondas Oct 28, 2005 (12:37 pm)
The Chevy I had was a '62 Impala SS with a 300 HP 327.   Beautiful car that just liked a quart of oil once in awhile. Replies to this message: wtd44 (Nov 02, 2005 8:30 am)
#47 of 64 Re: You didn't have to rebore it? [isellhondas] by wtd44 Nov 02, 2005 (8:30 am)
Replying to: isellhondas (Oct 28, 2005 12:37 pm) I never had an Impala of any year. My '55 Belair needed a bench bore, but there was neither time or inclination to remove the block from the frame. I sat on the fenders and ran a hone seemingly forever (after ridge reaming, of course) to ready the cylinders for used pistons I bought at a junk yard, fitted with brand new extra-wide land area rings to take up the space. I hand fit the rings for each cylinder, as you would expect. I left the crank journals alone and replaced the babbitt in the big ends of the rods. This "parts exchange" did me good for another 25K miles, at which time the ol' engine got skunky again. I sold/junked the car to an old friend whose family owned a repair garage business.
#48 of 64 Sounds like me... by isellhondas Nov 03, 2005 (11:13 am)
When I was a kid I was once so broke I had to buy brake shoes at a junkyard!
#49 of 64 helppp please! won't start?????] by upriverjoe Jan 19, 2007 (3:48 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (Jul 02, 2005 12:54 pm) can you use a analog voltmeter to do diagnostics on a 96' 2.4 stratus? if so, how?? my stratus just stopped running!!! no no engine trouble light comes on, it turns over and sounds like it wants to start but won't?????????replaced timing belt about 500 miles ago and just replaced coil. my tach seemed to quit working just before it stalled???? any and all help will be appreciated :
#50 of 64 10W-60 by squeekusa Jan 23, 2007 (4:09 pm)
Replying to: wtd44 (Oct 25, 2005 7:40 am) 10W-60 is a 60 weight oil, with polymers to simulate a 10 weight in cold temperatures.   W does not stand for weight, it stands for winter, meaning that an oil with a W is suitable for use in winter. Replies to this message: shipo (Jan 30, 2007 9:41 am) bkrell (Apr 14, 2007 8:44 pm) shipo (Apr 14, 2007 9:50 pm) and 1 more... kiawah (Apr 15, 2007 4:21 am)
#51 of 64 Re: 10W-60 [squeekusa] by shipo Jan 30, 2007 (9:41 am)
Replying to: squeekusa (Jan 23, 2007 4:09 pm) "10W-60 is a 60 weight oil, with polymers to simulate a 10 weight in cold temperatures.    W does not stand for weight, it stands for winter, meaning that an oil with a W is suitable for use in winter."   Ummm, no. You have it exactly backwards. 10W-60 oil is a 10 weight oil ("W" does NOT stand for winter) that is stable enough that when hot it only thins out to the viscosity of a straight 60 weight oil. There are two methods of stabilizing thin oils (take your pick, 0W-30, 0W-40, 15W-50, 10W-60... it doesn't matter). The first is to add what are generally termed "Viscosity Improvers" (VIs), and the second is to produce an oil from a fully synthetic base. Most middle of the road oils (Motorcraft 5W-20 for instance) use some synthetic PAO and some VIs to achieve the desired result.   FWIW, while formulations are a tightly kept secret by all manufacturers, it is believed that some oils, Mobil 1 0W-40 for instance, are formulated with such a high quality PAO base that they need no VIs to achieve their classification.   Best Regards, Shipo Replies to this message: bkrell (Apr 14, 2007 8:44 pm) shipo (Apr 14, 2007 9:50 pm) bkrell (Apr 15, 2007 3:55 am) kiawah (Apr 15, 2007 4:21 am)
#52 of 64 learner by leonchin Mar 21, 2007 (1:23 am)
im here just want to learn more about car but i think it will be easy for me to learn it because i really know nothing about this, any word from you will make me progress thank you very much
#53 of 64 Re: 10W-60 [shipo] by bkrell Apr 14, 2007 (8:44 pm)
Replying to: shipo (Jan 30, 2007 9:41 am) "Ummm, no. You have it exactly backwards. 10W-60 oil is a 10 weight oil ("W" does NOT stand for winter) that is stable enough that when hot it only thins out to the viscosity of a straight 60 weight oil."   Kinda. They are two separate measurements. The "W" may as well stand for winter as it is valid only in comparison to other "W" or cold measurements. Yes, of course the oil thins when it warms up, though. Replies to this message: shipo (Apr 14, 2007 9:50 pm) bkrell (Apr 15, 2007 3:55 am) kiawah (Apr 15, 2007 4:21 am)
#54 of 64 Re: 10W-60 [bkrell] by shipo Apr 14, 2007 (9:50 pm)
Replying to: bkrell (Apr 14, 2007 8:44 pm) "The "W" may as well stand for winter as it is valid only in comparison to other "W" or cold measurements."   Sorry, the "W" never has and never will stand for "Winter".   As for your assertion that the "W" number is only good for comparison to other "W" numbers, not true either. It is as I stated before. A 10W-60 will flow like a 10W straight weight oil when cold and like a 60W straight weight oil when up to operating temperatures.   Best Regards, Shipo Replies to this message: bkrell (Apr 15, 2007 3:55 am)

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