dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) (11/27/85)
In article <558@ihu1e.UUCP> grd@ihu1e.UUCP (daly) writes: ...I also change my >oil at approximately 3,000 mile intervals and have many cars that go >well over 80,000 miles without engine overhaul. I feel the automakers are >misrepresenting the facts on oil changes. Its true that base oils will >not break down in 3,000 miles and probably last to 7,500 miles, but what >they don't tell you is that the additives will NOT last that long. My 1975 Behemoth Electra 225 has a special feature built into the valve cover gaskets that changes the oil gradually over a period of several weeks. There are special crevices in these gaskets that automatically drain the oil as you drive the car. All you have to do is add a quart of new oil every 300 miles or so. It's a real time-saver. In order to get this feature, however, you must allow the gaskets to age about 80,000 miles or so.
hankb@teklds.UUCP (Hank Buurman) (12/13/85)
In article <529@cylixd.UUCP> dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) writes: >My 1975 Behemoth Electra 225 has a special feature built into the >valve cover gaskets that changes the oil gradually over a period of >several weeks. There are special crevices in these gaskets that >automatically drain the oil as you drive the car. All you have to do >is add a quart of new oil every 300 miles or so. It's a real time-saver. >In order to get this feature, however, you must allow the gaskets to >age about 80,000 miles or so. What did you have to pay for this extrodinary option. Free? WOW! This is better than net.jokes. Hank Buurman Tektronix Inc. ihnp4!tektronix!dadlac!hankb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~