Dan Hiebert Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 I was perusing the owners manual for our '37 Terraplane last night. Not looking for anything in particular, (a little casual reading before bedtime), but in the lubrication fold-out in the back of the manual there was the usual table for what weight motor oil to use for what temperature. Hadn't thought about it since I don't drive either of the old cars in the winter, but the temperature dipping below 10* may have prompted a closer look. It included a temperature range of below -30*, which I was a bit surprised at because I don't recall ever seeing that before. Said to use SAE 10 oil with 10% kerosene added. Imagine that. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 The Plymouth book has similar chart but has a warning not to dilute the oil with Kerosene as was the common practice but to change to a 5W oil instead so to maintain the proper lubrication characteristics of the oil Quote
Young Ed Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 Yes this has been on my mind lately. My Dakota has 10w40 in it currently and its getting quite cold out here. Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 Awoke to 8 degrees and a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow here in the fort. Added kerosene to my coffee and it seems to help. 1 Quote
pflaming Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 Don, put a match to that coffee to warm it up! LOL, But don't do it in the shop, trust me on this one! Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Have you ever drunk any of Don's coffee...........??????? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 BobT-47P15, on 10 Jan 2015 - 04:16 AM, said:Have you ever drunk any of Don's coffee...........??????? actually......it could explain a lot.... Quote
Captain Neon Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 The Plymouth book has similar chart but has a warning not to dilute the oil with Kerosene as was the common practice but to change to a 5W oil instead so to maintain the proper lubrication characteristics of the oil I'm gonna guess that 5w oil wasn't available yet in 1937. Ed, running 10w40 in my own Dakota as well, and it sits outside all day. I let it warm up while I eat my breakfast. Time to put on seatbelt is all the warm-up time it gets at quitting time. Quote
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