[GreenKeys] Grease and Oil

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valid point  Don!
 
Lubrication is a SCIENCE... and  it has  advanced   with  time!
 
 
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 8/9/2012 3:07:02 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
k9tty at dls.net writes:

Lee,

The problem comes from the manuals that are over 50  years old.  I  
believe in modern lubricants with PTFE chemistry,  which is why I use  
One Lube and One Grease.  I have had  excellent results.
I also have friends in the Packard Club that insist on  using the oil  
and grease that was specified in 1946... sorry, but my  1942 Packard  
runs great on 15W-40 modern oil and it is lubed with  modern Lithium  
grease.

I doubt we will ever achieve complete  agreement on this issue.

Don K9TTY


On 9 Aug 2012, at 5:54  PM, Lee Mushel wrote:

I've been watching the threads on this subject  for over eight years  
now and no one will accept my suggestion which  is based not only on  
personal experience but also on great success  with Pine Wood derby's,  
the preference of the U. S. Army, Marines,  Airforce, Navy and Coast  
Guard, and virtually the entire bicycle  community including those who  
wear these gold and silver colored  things around their necks who we  
call Olympians (who ride machines  and shoot guns).   Contrary to at  
least one opinion I've  seen expressed here, the purpose of an oil is,  
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