Re: IML: Anybody have a '64-'66 Owners manual?

[Matthew Gill <mgill3@xxxxxxx>]

Chris H.,

So you say synthetic is best for when the engine is new or newly  
rebuilt, but what if it's old and used? I don't mean in bad  
condition, but I plan to buy one and most likely it won't be a  
rebuild. I guess I won't have any good idea of what kind of condition  
the engine is really in, unless the owner tells me he's always used  
synthetic or something...

On Oct 10, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Chris Hawkins wrote:

> I live in a warm climate, so I have always followed
> the factory recommendation for straight 30W oil for my
> mid-60's Mopars.
>
> But time and technology march on.  A 10w-30 synthetic
> oil would be very beneficial to an engine in excellent
> condition or one recently rebuilt.  It would likely
> keep it that way longer.  I have used synthetic oil
> with great success in an LT1-engined Roadmaster wagon
> that now has 200K miles on it.  Still whisper quiet
> like new and doesn't consume a drop of oil.  Inside of
> the engine is so clean and sludge-free, the oil is
> still honey colored until about 2000 miles.
>
> So you pay your money (about 300% more for synthetic)
> and make your choice.  If your Imperial is used in any
> kind of stressful conditions - high heat, lots of
> stop-and-go traffic, short trips, you might consider
> the synthetic.  If only used for long Sunday drives,
> regular 30W or 10W-30 should be fine.
>
> Chris H.
>
> --- Matthew Gill <mgill3@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Just curious, I wonder if anybody here could take a
> > look at their
> > owners manual and let me know what Chrysler corp
> > recommended when it
> > came to the type of oil to put in the car.. brand
> > and which type. I
> > don't know if they ever changed, but specifically
> > '64 through '66.
> >
> > I'd just like to know out of curiosity, and to see
> > if that particular
> > brand also sells a lead additive, to see how much it
> > would cost. I'm
> > somewhat of a purist so I'd probably use whatever
> > Chrysler wanted the
> > buyer to use.
> >
> > And, I'm sure synthetic is not REQUIRED, but would
> > that be better oil
> > to use? Any advantage? I know it's designed for
> > sports cars, but if
> > it would run smoother and/or make the engine last
> > longer etc, I'd use
> > it for sure.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Matt
> >
> >
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