I like the oldpix too ,, pen oils are ok for a few times ,, that paraffin coatin mite make motors last like they claim ,, had a 6cyl Ford , that was my 1st car ,,always would loose oil pressure if run hard ,, didn't know nuthin then ,but I realize now it was pumpin the valve cover full of oil ,,and it would take a little time for it to drain down because the rocker arms were gunked up,, top of motor would oil up bad so I chanGed valve cover gasket,, WHAT A MESS UNDER THERE!..HAD QUAKJER STATE STIKERS ON DOOR FRAME ,, washed it out with diesel fuel , changed filter and oil and added a qt of atf to the engine,, and ran it all winter ,,. ,when I changed oil again the filter was heavy with gunk ... fff-forward bought 69 marquis convertible ,, 429 motor,, quaker state stikers on door ,, ,leaky valve covers 68thousand miles in 1974,, pulled valve oer ,, FILTHY , cleaned it up with diesel fuel ,.poured qt atf in oil ,, motor developed low rpm miss,, figured stuck lifter ,since it was usin oil I decided to pull heads ,,b-I-l and I cheked compression and found 2 weak cyl ..clylandAr walls looked excellent so I did a valve job and new lifters ,,you WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE CRUD ON TOP OF THOSE LIFTERS UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, CREOSOTED , ASH /GRAVEL /SLUDGE ... HALE OF A MESS ,, CLEANED ITALL OUT AND AGAIN RUN MORE ATF in the engine for a week and changed it every thousand miles ,,,that 429 went from missing and using a qt of oil every 400 miles to not using a drop of oil,,. btw ,, I had switched to using Havoline oil back in the days of the ford 6cyl. now I use triple protection rotella in nearly every gasser I own ,,
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