------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/TPvn8A/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/8LmulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 8 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Multi-Vis Oils From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: Re: Multi-Vis Oils From: paulholm <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3. H tail lite lenses From: "luther caudle" <three00salot@xxxxxxx> 4. 2x CLEAR W590 NOS Windshields available From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. RE: 57 300C Stuff From: "Jim Pristelski" <ajp002@xxxxxxx> 6. Mopar question From: jim helm <helmj@xxxxxxxxxx> 7. Stainless steel restoration From: "David Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxxxxxxxx> 8. Re: Mopar question From: sherwoodk@xxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:42:42 -0500 From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Multi-Vis Oils Parts Doc Gary was seeking comment on why multi-viscosity oils are not recommended. My $.02 is that was a consensus around the car hobby for all the while multi-vis existed .... until about 10 years ago. I read an outstanding article in the Classic Car Club of America publication to its members by a very highly placed oil industry engineer regarding the fact that it was time to end all that controversy. While it had been true that some of the chemical blends required to make the oils change viscosity depending on temperatures were often less than ideal, particularly on very wide viscosity number spreads, that the time had come to accept them and in fact embrace them because for the old cars in particular, using multi-vis was going to give the best protection at start up during our occasional use of our cars and that the chemical package of today's multi-vis oils was so superior to single-vis oils that they simply were a necessity for old cars. Now I would remind you that some of his readers had million dollar Duesenbergs in their collections and other great classics so this man was putting his carreer and reputation on the line and you can bet would have been sued by a Hispano-Suiza owner if proven wrong. So for our post-war near equivalents to the great pre-war Duesies, I took his advice and offer it for your consideration. Wayne ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:59:58 -0500 From: paulholm <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re: Multi-Vis Oils Wayne Graefen wrote: > Parts Doc Gary was seeking comment on why multi-viscosity oils are > not recommended. My $.02 is that was a consensus around the car > hobby for all the while multi-vis existed .... until about 10 years > ago. I read an outstanding article in the Classic Car Club of > America publication to its members by a very highly placed oil > industry engineer regarding the fact that it was time to end all > that controversy. > While it had been true that some of the chemical blends required to > make the oils change viscosity depending on temperatures were often > less than ideal, particularly on very wide viscosity number spreads, > that the time had come to accept them and in fact embrace them > because for the old cars in particular, using multi-vis was going to > give the best protection at start up during our occasional use of > our cars and that the chemical package of today's multi-vis oils was > so superior to single-vis oils that they simply were a necessity for > old cars. > Now I would remind you that some of his readers had million dollar > Duesenbergs in their collections and other great classics so this > man was putting his carreer and reputation on the line and you can > bet would have been sued by a Hispano-Suiza owner if proven wrong. > So for our post-war near equivalents to the great pre-war Duesies, I > took his advice and offer it for your consideration. > Wayne There is an EXCELLENT motor oil company in Indianapolis. D - A Lubricants. It would be of some interest to see what those folks have to say on this topic. At one time I used one of their products ALL the time. Thier Speed-Sport oil was a real fine product in our race motors. It seems that sometime in the 90's it was reformulated for cars JUST like ours. (in general) Those that saw imtermittent duty, good storage charactoristics, but once in operation good lubrication. Low acids buildup. I brought this up once before. Will have to dig the site location again. -- Paul Holmgren Hoosier Corps #33, L-6 2 57 300-C's in Indy ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:20:15 -0700 From: "luther caudle" <three00salot@xxxxxxx> Subject: H tail lite lenses Hi all, Thanks for stainles renewal info. I am also in need of info to find a pair of 62 H tail lite lenses in nice condition. Many thanks, Luther Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:14:59 -0500 From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: 2x CLEAR W590 NOS Windshields available Hey y'all, What two of you need a CLEAR original US bubble windshield for your 300F hardtop or convert or for your '61-64 G, H, or K convertible? You know its a judging thing - your car was built that way with clear glass and in order to get full points for authenticity.... Here is your chance - Vic found two of them. First come first served I'm sure. I don't know price - his comments below. Contact Vic, not me! classicglass@xxxxxxxx Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: victor phillips To: Wayne Graefen Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 10:56 PM Subject: GLASS WAYNE. I JUST FOUND 2 NEW 1960 CLEAR BUBBLE U.S. OLD STOCK WINDSHIELDS....SEE IF ANYONE NEEDS A CLEAR... EVERYTHING NOW DAYS ARE TINT OR SHADED THEY WONT MAKE CLEAR. IF SOMEONE NEEDED A CLEAR W/S IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND. VICTOR [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 22:08:12 -0500 From: "Jim Pristelski" <ajp002@xxxxxxx> Subject: RE: 57 300C Stuff I agree that straight weight 30 engine oil is the best for the summer months in the midwest climate, with 10W-30 for the winter months. Years ago my Dad was a mechanic for a bus company. He had to keep rebuilding the bus engines. Then they switched from 10W-30 to straight 30, and the engine rebuilding went to practically zero. The 30 weight provides significant cushion between the rod bearings and the crankshaft that a multi-viscosity cannot provide. If you like to rev your engine, use the 30 weight. Best regards, Jim -----Original Message----- From: Gary Nelson [mailto:Gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 4:51 PM To: Rusty and Thelma Roe; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 57 300C Stuff Rusty, I have learned that a good single viscosity oil is best, like 30 wt. If car has plenty of miles and the fact that it is summer I would use 40 wt. I can not remember the specific reason a multi viscosity is not recommended. Maybe someone one the server can pick up on that issue. As far as ATF, although Mopar calls for Dextron II, Type F is the preferred oil. It is less slippery and works better with clutches and bands. This is obvious. Make sure they drain the torque converter also. Good luck on that trip. Hope that A/C is up to snuff. At least I know you have a spare water pump. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:55:28 -0700 From: jim helm <helmj@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Mopar question I hope this is an appropriate question for this group as it is really not about a 300 letter car. Like many 300 owners, I also have a fondness for all things Mopar, especially if they come from the late 50's era, and I own quite a selection of them. I recently purchased a 1957 Plymouth Sport Suburban 9-passenger Station Wagon that is absolutely loaded and has the Fury engine in it, complete with the dual 4-barrel carburetors and 300C style air cleaners. I've been told that this engine was available only in the Fury, but here it is in this station wagon and it certainly appears as if the car was born with this engine. It is a really unique car, and I'm wondering if any of you long time Mopar guys can remember if this engine set-up was available in Plymouths other than Furys in 1957? I suppose it is possible that the engine was dealer or owner installed, but I'd like to know if the factory offered such a set-up. Comments? Jim Helm ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:16:44 +1200 From: "David Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Stainless steel restoration Luther..and others George Iverson advertises in each Club mag, and has for years. What I can say is this. I have seen some stainless moldings that were in quite bad shape, and I have seen them now on the car. Like new. George did them. He is somewhere in Minnesota. George Iverson. 1-800-3250480 612-932-9026 Dave. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 01:06:38 EDT From: sherwoodk@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Mopar question Jim: You have a very interesting car... The Fury engine could be purchased in any model 57 Plymouth. It was the V800 option. Sherwood Kahlenberg ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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