Greetings!

Jack,
   This is my dials with new glass and tachometer decal. Let me know if you want to do this.

LOL, nope its Welsh "The google machine" seems to make a good translation so I went with it, you were close(ish) with Gaelic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language

One of the great things about being in the UK is that we just make up what we want to be depending on where you are born..Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English or Cornish...Not sure any of us will ever be European though.

I love the Google machine

Oh and I didn't even know about the Breton language!!! that's something else to keep me busy tomorrow


Ooops sorry HIjack over

That's me on the left and Joes son Scott on the right

skutsch wrote: Jllogan wrote: skutsch wrote: Jllogan wrote: Der Teufel steckt im Detail Sie scherz sind nicht! gut, du kanst duetsch sprechen!! Jetzt konnen wir privat sprache. Ja, ein bisschen Deutsch sprechen, es ist schwer zu merken ist.   Nicht ganz so privat, einige unserer freunde in Europa verstehen

Ja du bist richtig. Mein deutsch ist ok. Meine Frau Oma und Opa Leben in Bayern. Wir Werden im mai besuchen. Jetzt zuruck zu boote!

Jake,
   Do you know these guys? The are the ones that installed my tower.

rcthorpe wrote: Watch out, now on page 2. Keith's gonna shut us down with another oil thread!

   LOL!   

That is hilarious, so far it's been pretty calm, all fact based (except for my miscue's) and opinions have been limited, so we should be safe...

Having said that, I think all contributors to the oil discussion have all reached their appropriate and correct conclusions, so we can get back to other questions for Oletela's new (to him) Ski Nautique!

Welcome Ole! You have a great boat! Good luck on the Carb. And may all your oil be full and zinc-fully slick!

Jllogan wrote: Der Teufel steckt im Detail

Sie scherz sind nicht!

anthonylizardi wrote: Use 40. The reason I'm using the 20w-50 is because VR1 usually can only be found in 10w-30 or 20w-50.You only need these zddp oils when you have a flat engin. e. .

By 40 I meant multi grade. There is no reason not to.

TRBenj wrote: Steve, youre close! Rotella doesnt come in 20w50 (it comes in 15w40 last time I checked). I think the majority here are using the VR1 because of the higher ZDDP content. Rotella has a bit less. My fallback option is the VR1, I have been trying to get the 5qt jugs of 15w50 Mobil1 when its available. I would not put a lot of stock in the original oil recommendations. A lot has changed in the last 15 years. Not only are there very few oils with appropriate ZDDP levels for out flat tappet cams, but multiweight oils are also much better now than they were just a few years ago. They offer better cold start up lubrication than the straight weights.

Dang it Tim, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!!! Rotella is 15w40, last time I checked it did have over 1200 PPM ZDDP. As you indicated VR-1 also meets that minimimum, before I switched to Brad Penn, I was running VR-1 Racing 40W (Brad Penn is about half the price), the cold start argument is valid for the multiweight oils, but "Zie manual, zie sayz 40 VEIGHT, Vee use 40Veight!!!" If I don't my grandfather will probably rise from the grave and slap me up the side of the head

Thanks for the clarification on the Flat Tappet Fords, I was going back to double check to make sure so I didn't put another false one out there! HA!   

anthonylizardi wrote: Use 40. The reason I'm using the 20w-50 is because VR1 usually can only be found in 10w-30 or 20w-50.You only need these zddp oils when you have a flat engin. e. New engines dont need that. If I had a 98 I would rather use Mobil 1 syn. Cheaper and a great oil.

The Fords were flat tappet all the way to the very end in 2002.

Mobil1 is great, but make sure the grade youre using has the high zinc and phos levels if you have a flat tappet cam. The 15w50 falls into this category.

The 20w50 VR1 is a great choice. There is no reason to use a straight weight oil over it, IMHO.

Use 40. The reason I'm using the 20w-50 is because VR1 usually can only be found in 10w-30 or 20w-50.You only need these zddp oils when you have a flat engin. e. New engines dont need that. If I had a 98 I would rather use Mobil 1 syn. Cheaper and a great oil.

skutsch wrote: A lot of folks do run the 20W50, usually the Rotella. The VR-1 also has adequate ZDDP (both over 1200 PPM, most consider that the minimum for flat tappet motors). I figure the 40W is what the manual says, 40W is what I will run, probably my German heritage leaking through again...

Steve, youre close! Rotella doesnt come in 20w50 (it comes in 15w40 last time I checked). I think the majority here are using the VR1 because of the higher ZDDP content. Rotella has a bit less. My fallback option is the VR1, I have been trying to get the 5qt jugs of 15w50 Mobil1 when its available.

I would not put a lot of stock in the original oil recommendations. A lot has changed in the last 15 years. Not only are there very few oils with appropriate ZDDP levels for out flat tappet cams, but multiweight oils are also much better now than they were just a few years ago. They offer better cold start up lubrication than the straight weights.

Same motor I'm running in my '97. I had heard some were running VR-1 20w50 on our setup and was looking for feedback.

SNobsessed wrote: High idle - vacuum leak?

+ 1

Try squrting wd40 at the carb base, if rpm raises then you are sucking air somewhere...