Recent content by silverbar

The "Smart" car in Europe is a one litre turbocharged diesel. It gets really great mileage. In the US we can buy a smart car that is not diesel, not turbocharged, and is in fact a sorta small basic FI 4 cyl 4 stroke thing that gets lousy mileage when one takes into account how small and light it...

I bet that on the back label it says who distributes the oil. Then we would know something. Got a pic of the other label stchman?

Originally Posted By: Dymblos Originally Posted By: SirTanon No.. your engine uses conventional green coolant, and that Prestone stuff you've linked is the Dex-Cool stuff. what is the problem with dex-cool? Only problem with this OAT extended life stuff is that it can get very acidic when...

What does "made in USA" on the label really mean? Sounds like maybe they got a boatload of base from china and fiddled with it here in the US. Either way it does have API specs to check on. Is that an ok comment? I mean I don't want the bitog goons calling me names for simply making an...

What an idiot.

Originally Posted By: bunnspecial Originally Posted By: silverbar The engines with the actual non hydraulic and non oil pressure fed (drip/splash only) cams with actual flat bottom followers generally will need cam/lifter replacement at anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 miles, depending on driving...

Originally Posted By: DBMaster Originally Posted By: silverbar Propane is 30% inferior to natural gas (methane). Propane is trash compared to natural gas. Can you explain why this is true if propane has 2.5 times the energy density of natural gas? (2,572 BTU per cubic foot v. 1,011) That...

Sure it is safe. Until it goes sour. Change it out again before then.

Originally Posted By: bigj_16 I can honestly say, I don't recall ever hearing of this pistol prior to this brouhaha. Free advertising here!

A more interesting question would be what passenger car oil can I put in my XXX car that will mess it up? Aside from long term use of a dramatically wrong weight oil, not much can go wrong with currently available oils. I.E. anybody make bad passenger car oil that will wreck my motor?

Originally Posted By: UncleDave Originally Posted By: silverbar If they were smart they would ban all diesels over 3 years old that could not pass new diesel emissions regulations. Natural gas fueled jet engines to create electricity to charge electric car batteries sounds better than those...

Originally Posted By: KneeGrinder I can't stand to go to spocompton, it gives me the hebeegeebee's, and a panic attack! you don't have to worry about me coming to Spokane! Of course one needs to live in the right area of any metro area. And avoid certain places.][-521`

Yes, splash and drip lube can work quite well on agricultural engines. Throw in a modern oil filter if you got an oil pump and the thing will last more forever.

And just who are you pretending to be Shannow? Are you Lord savior to all EU truckers or something? I do believe you missed a dose.

The antique design (through 1930's) engines with actual flat tappers that had wear problems now attributed to anything OHV were solid (not hydraulic) flat bottom lifters, and had splash/drip lubrication of lifter/cam. That means the cam lobe to follower bottom interface has no pressurized oil...