My father co-owned biz when I was a teenager where they bought 6 4 door grand torino's with 351 2bl
and 3 74 torino 2 door 351 2bl as company cars along with a dozen econoline vans and few f-100 trucks.
at 45k to 50k miles 3 torino's blew the engines...my father was good friends the the owner of the Ford dealer who had to replace them and after the they swap-out motor's they told my father only use Havoline 30wt oil in the cars. So my father went on the Havoline 30wt kick and put it all the the company cars and vans etc...changed every 3k miles
My brother worked for Halliburton in 75 and was told the exact same thing in his 74 torino my Halliburton only use 30 wt Havoline.
My friend in Mustang club bought a 73 2 door Torino 351 4bl that he is rebuilding and told him the story from 40 years ago. Has anybody else ever heard of this?
Oh it was a 351 Widsor's that blew not Cleveland
and 3 74 torino 2 door 351 2bl as company cars along with a dozen econoline vans and few f-100 trucks.
at 45k to 50k miles 3 torino's blew the engines...my father was good friends the the owner of the Ford dealer who had to replace them and after the they swap-out motor's they told my father only use Havoline 30wt oil in the cars. So my father went on the Havoline 30wt kick and put it all the the company cars and vans etc...changed every 3k miles
My brother worked for Halliburton in 75 and was told the exact same thing in his 74 torino my Halliburton only use 30 wt Havoline.
My friend in Mustang club bought a 73 2 door Torino 351 4bl that he is rebuilding and told him the story from 40 years ago. Has anybody else ever heard of this?
Oh it was a 351 Widsor's that blew not Cleveland
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