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kwood

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engine oil
« on: July 03, 2012, 02:45:42 PM »
about to do an oil change for the first time in the boat, what grade oil does every one run in there boat? i got a 1976 spectra with a 460
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berkbryan

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Re: engine oil
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2012, 03:40:31 PM »
I use lucas 40wt with zinc I have flat tappet cam if you have a roller cam you dont need the zinc
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Nixonnow

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Re: engine oil
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 04:07:01 PM »
I run valvoline vr1 20/50 in my 454 BBC. You can find it at your local auto zone. It has the zddp (zinc) in it. But as far as which weight you should run depends on your clearances in your motor.
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Your Mom

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Re: engine oil
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 05:14:01 PM »
VR1 20/50 racing(9qts) in my 460 with 1 qt of lucas oil stabilizer(10qt pan).

crewchief22

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Re: engine oil
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2012, 06:08:45 PM »
15W40 Chevron Delo 400 for my BBC.
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mobboss

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Re: engine oil
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 06:12:44 PM »
i run valvoline racing 40wt
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Re: engine oil
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2012, 09:34:06 PM »
15W40 Chevron Delo 400 for my BBC.

Same here  :thumbup: :thumbup:
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waterslinger

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Re: engine oil
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2012, 11:14:58 AM »
A Ford need any high quality 40W or 20w50 oil with ZINK, VR-1 valvoline and Kendal GT-1 are both good.

Take a look men think the Delo 400 is now ZINK free.
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