Oil Type?
IHC in the early to mid-fifties.
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olive oil, castor oil, air tool oil not so good
10W-30, 10W-40 or 15w-40 will all be fine in warm weather.
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cornbinder89 wrote:engine oil is best.
olive oil, castor oil, air tool oil not so good
10W-30, 10W-40 or 15w-40 will all be fine in warm weather.
my 1937 Diamond T had a caution plate on it saying to NOT use bacon grease or animal fats in the motor or transmission, they felt they had to state this for a reason,,,,,,
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I use 15/40 Shell Rotella T Non-Synthetic
Hope this helps
Be safe
Steve
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but what both of these have that is most important is zinc .
For sure. - I forgot to mention that - good call.
(The 15W-40 Rotella T with Triple Protection oil has approximately 1200 ppm of zinc)
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bedrockjon wrote:my 1937 Diamond T had a caution plate on it saying to NOT use bacon grease or animal fats in the motor or transmission, they felt they had to state this for a reason,,,,,,
People tried a lot of stuff in the depression years. I know one man who claimed to burn home heating oil during WW2 in his car. Said he started on gas, got the engine just below boiling by blocking off the radiator, then adding the oil (diesel). He said you had to be sure to end the trip with a few gal of gasoline.
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