oil CHANGE

[Karl]

Originally Posted by WestCoast

LOL bdave, no the a's didn't have zink in the oil for them it wasn't used in oil then, but I bet Henry would have called for it if he had access to it, any thing that reduces friction and wear is good for any engine, modern cars running oil with zink in it will go for over 200,000 miles, will your model A do that?

Of course not but the 200,000 miles might have more to do with modern design than zinc additives. Model A's never had air filters or oil filters or themostats -The addition of these in the modern car probably plays an important part in its longevity -Karl

[Gil Sissons]

Well... I went back to the discount auto to buy oil.
Finally got to talk to someone who could deal a little.
Since the engine builder had specked the VR-1
Racing oil... Felt 1 more try to get it at reasonable price
Was worth a try. Bottom line...they had wanted $11 per quart.
And got it for $6 quart. So oil change costs $30.
Now that break in is done builder says 1000 miles
Between service works fine. Gil. NoCal