Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
Do a rolling oil change if you want to, but. A friend of mine used the same theory in his 1973 Olds Omega. He owned the car since new and he'd always change the filter top off the oil. At about 60,000 miles, he started the engine in his driveway and it went knock, knock, knock, knock, knock and then it stopped. The engine was locked up. He pulled the dipstick it read full. I came over that weekend and we started to pull the engine. I unscrewed the drain plug nothing came out! Went back to the dip stick it read full! We went ahead pulled the engine. I pulled the pan it was full of hard sludge, with a small depression for the end of the dip stick another larger depression for the oil pump pickup. I figured the engine had been running on about one quart of oil for a long, long time. Tom www.kegkits.com - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: 2/11/08 5:33 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges On Feb 11, 2008 2:05 PM, E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perfect system, never have to change it, just top it up. After 3 top ups, the oil is all new. hee hee. There's something wrong with the logic there, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It kind of reminds me of the argument that you might as well just pour beer into the toilet and eliminate the middleman. ;) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1270 - Release Date: 2/10/2008 12:21 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
I have a friend working over in the middle east. He tells me, ppl there do regular oil changes, as oil costs next to nothing, but they seldom change the filter. lol Ed 300E On 11/02/2008, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do a rolling oil change if you want to, but. A friend of mine used the same theory in his 1973 Olds Omega. He owned the car since new and he'd always change the filter top off the oil. At about 60,000 miles, he started the engine in his driveway and it went knock, knock, knock, knock, knock and then it stopped. The engine was locked up. He pulled the dipstick it read full. I came over that weekend and we started to pull the engine. I unscrewed the drain plug nothing came out! Went back to the dip stick it read full! We went ahead pulled the engine. I pulled the pan it was full of hard sludge, with a small depression for the end of the dip stick another larger depression for the oil pump pickup. I figured the engine had been running on about one quart of oil for a long, long time. Tom www.kegkits.com - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: 2/11/08 5:33 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges On Feb 11, 2008 2:05 PM, E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perfect system, never have to change it, just top it up. After 3 top ups, the oil is all new. hee hee. There's something wrong with the logic there, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It kind of reminds me of the argument that you might as well just pour beer into the toilet and eliminate the middleman. ;) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1270 - Release Date: 2/10/2008 12:21 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
HA HA HA. Ed 300E On 11/02/2008, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 11, 2008 2:05 PM, E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perfect system, never have to change it, just top it up. After 3 top ups, the oil is all new. hee hee. There's something wrong with the logic there, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It kind of reminds me of the argument that you might as well just pour beer into the toilet and eliminate the middleman. ;) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
On Feb 11, 2008 2:05 PM, E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perfect system, never have to change it, just top it up. After 3 top ups, the oil is all new. hee hee. There's something wrong with the logic there, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It kind of reminds me of the argument that you might as well just pour beer into the toilet and eliminate the middleman. ;) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
Perfect system, never have to change it, just top it up. After 3 top ups, the oil is all new. hee hee. Almost as good as an old Jag, pour it in the top and watch it drip out the bottom. ;-) Ed 300E On 11/02/2008, George Larribeau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My old VW bug (no longer have it) used 2.5 quarts, filter did not matter because it did not have one ...But the air cleaned was oil bath, think it used about third of a quart can't quite remember .. George Larribeau Dallas Texas - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges I still own a 1977 Vette with a 350. The oil capacity is 4 quarts with a filter change. Tom www.kegkits.com - Original Message - From: E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: 2/11/08 4:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
Hey, I hear you. I had to do some serious digging with the last one I changed. And of course, there was half a foot of snow on the ground when it happened too! Never fails. :-) Ed 300E On 11/02/2008, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The core is pretty well buried up under the dash. The blower fan took me a good half a day, I imagine the core would take a whole day. I just want to limp the truck along until next winter when I've saved up some $$ for a newer one. Although I do know of a '98 S10 extended cab with only 48,000 miles for a good price. -Curt Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:35:33 -0500 From: E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'd stay away from that sealant stuff, and just change the core. That sealant stuff can plug holes, and everything else too. I always worry about that kind of stuff being in all the coolant passageways. I changed a heater core once that let go right at the joint where the hole connects. The connection was plastic, so when it let go, it did so in a BIG way! I made sure the replacement core was all metal. I wasn't far from home but still managed to go through 30 litres of mineral water I had to pick up at a store on the way back. So, 30 litres of water in less than 4 kms is a pretty good leak. hee hee. Ed 300E - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges
The core is pretty well buried up under the dash. The blower fan took me a good half a day, I imagine the core would take a whole day. I just want to limp the truck along until next winter when I've saved up some $$ for a newer one. Although I do know of a '98 S10 extended cab with only 48,000 miles for a good price. -Curt Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:35:33 -0500 From: E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] CHevy 305/350 WAS- High mileage badges To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'd stay away from that sealant stuff, and just change the core. That sealant stuff can plug holes, and everything else too. I always worry about that kind of stuff being in all the coolant passageways. I changed a heater core once that let go right at the joint where the hole connects. The connection was plastic, so when it let go, it did so in a BIG way! I made sure the replacement core was all metal. I wasn't far from home but still managed to go through 30 litres of mineral water I had to pick up at a store on the way back. So, 30 litres of water in less than 4 kms is a pretty good leak. hee hee. Ed 300E - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
