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Has anyone ever heard of Schaeffer brand
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 What I drank in the '60's. Don't know if it's the same stuff nowadays though .
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08-05-2008, 08:02 AM
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STP ends up like a comnglomerated mess of molasses and roofing tar cold patch all over everything by the time it's done 'settling in'.
Makes everything about as sticky gummy too.
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Are you just talking about the "Blue?" What about the Red.  I've started using the Red to supplement the zinc level. The Red is about half the thickness of the Blue. 1 15oz. bottle to 5 qts oil ratio.
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08-05-2008, 08:36 AM
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The blue I imagine.
Or at least that's the color the can was forever ago when I was exposed to it and its 'results'.
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08-05-2008, 09:52 AM
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What I drank in the '60's. Don't know if it's the same stuff nowadays though . |
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08-05-2008, 09:53 AM
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08-05-2008, 12:53 PM
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What Oil Weight do you run in your Alfa? I am considering going to a fixed weight oil like 30wt and am wondering if anyone else had done the same?
I have a 73 Spider that has a few miles on the engine (probably original) and has some valve noise (nothing major). I had a mechanic once switch a pickup of mine to strait 30wt to quiet down some valve noise caused by worn valve guides. I am wondering if that would be a possibility for an Alfa? Or is their some reason why I wouldn’t want to do that.
Any opinions would be appreciated.
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As several has poited out, the valve train of your Alfa is purely mecanical and will always make some noise, cold or warm. Check you valve clearange, many ajust to 4,25 mm inlet and 4.75 mm outlet to keep tapping low.
You don't know the time since a rebuild (if ever), so check the cam lopes and follewers surfaces as well, change if scorned.
Use a good and recomended (by specialist) multigrade mineral oil, like Castrol GTX 20W-50, will do the engine good and no harm. Besides, your engine's seals and gaskets will not leak oil to a varst amount. If it does, change the leaking seal or gasket.
I'm not a beliver in oil additives that you have to add to the sump.
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08-05-2008, 05:09 PM
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however racing oil contains little or no detergents and are designed to be changed <500 miles).
Dan
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I took the no street use was do to the higher zinc content which most likely has to do with the EPA laws?
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08-05-2008, 11:25 PM
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BradH,
Please don’t take this as an endorsement. I bought ZDDPlus because it has ZDDP to replace reduced amounts in current oil, and it is only four ounces. This means you may add it to the oil instead of substituting additive for part of the oil as is necessary on larger size additives, such as EOS (16 ounces). With some Google research, you will discover how evil most oil additives are (Tifosi said it best) and how diverse opinions can be regarding anything to do with oil. I have the opposing hopes that four ounces isn’t enough to screw up anything, while also hoping it will help.
Good luck,
Dan
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08-06-2008, 08:22 AM
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Thanks again for all the responses, I am off to do a little research on additives….
Erik,
Yes I am from Solvang and have many Danish friends. I am not a Dane but have been told that I am an honorary Dane, Something about the amount of Aquavit that I drank one night, and singing some drinking song that I only know the words to when drinking Aquavit.  Greetings from on Honorary Dane…..
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08-06-2008, 08:33 AM
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Hi Red Spider. Thanks for the greeting, I'm duly honorred.
Yes, Aquavit/Snaps drinking is the ultimate test of being a real Dane by hard.
Be sure, the drinking songs, my fellow country men made you sing, were rearly dirty.
Was it Rød Ålborg at test, or one of the women Snaps'?
Good luck with the research (in additives, that is).
Erik
PS! My '70 Spider is Farina Red, like yours seem to bee.
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08-06-2008, 01:34 PM
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Hey there. I'll object a little. Aquavit is most certainly a Norsk thing too (Linie).
Partaking in Aquavit comsumption is how many deals were made back in Norway.
To keep my reply on subj, I'm running Amsoil 20W50 racing oil in our Graduate.
I've been away for a while. My likes the new look of the forum. Nice work!
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08-22-2008, 04:50 PM
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I've got an 82 Spider and the owner's Manual specifies 10W50, not 20W50. Not finding 10W50 anywhere, I asked at a couple of auto parts stores and was advised to match the 10 weight that the oil will be when warm. So, how is it that everyone uses 20W50 and what will be the effect of my using 10W40?
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08-22-2008, 05:22 PM
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Ummm...... that 10W is the cold viscosity, as in not what it'll be when it gets warm.
You need to find some brighter parts counter persons for advise.
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08-22-2008, 06:15 PM
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Yupp, or read more on my own. Crap!
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08-23-2008, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by autoxsteve
Hey there. I'll object a little. Aquavit is most certainly a Norsk thing too (Linie).
Partaking in Aquavit comsumption is how many deals were made back in Norway.
To keep my reply on subj, I'm running Amsoil 20W50 racing oil in our Graduate.
I've been away for a while. My likes the new look of the forum. Nice work!
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