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Richard230

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on: October 16, 2020, 03:35:38 pm
Here is an interesting YouTube review that compares 70-year old oil with modern oil. Apparently, there have been some advances in oil technology since the good old days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zHlxeu_yuM&feature=youtu.be
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Reply #1 on: October 16, 2020, 04:55:35 pm
Great video find!  :) 
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Reply #2 on: October 16, 2020, 07:00:22 pm
Here is an interesting YouTube review that compares 70-year old oil with modern oil. Apparently, there have been some advances in oil technology since the good old days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zHlxeu_yuM&feature=youtu.be

     That can rings a lot of bells. I used a lot of QS in the '50s & '60s. Then it was Valvoline for quite a while and then into the Castrol & then Castrol GTX many years ago that I still use now.
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Reply #3 on: October 18, 2020, 05:47:45 pm
Brings back memories of that green glop they sold back then. I remember Havoline 90wt smelled like garbage!
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