noisy valves on a 289

PKRWUD · 11-04-2001, 09:23 AM

When I was taking my engine rebuilding course at the local cc in the mid 80's, we heard of a Camaro in Washington state that ran with no oil for xxx miles and suffered no damage because it had previously used Slick 50. Feeling challenged, we took one of the dozens of donated cars the college had to work on (burgandy 1977 305 Camaro), changed the oil and filter, and added one quart of Slick 50. The instructor used the car to drive to and from work for one week. We then drained the oil, and drove the car to see what would happen. After 126 miles, we gave up. The next day it still started right up, and seemed to run fine. We refilled it with oil, and it continued to run fine for the next two years that I was taking other classes there. I can't say what happened to it after I finished school because I didn't check in on it. That was good enough for me. I don't care if it's got horse urine in it. What ever it is, I saw it work what I would consider to be a miracle. What I do find funny is that people used to pay $50 a quart for that stuff, and wait for months for it to arrive. The old timers around here talk about it often.

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-Chris

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11-04-2001, 09:23 AM	#1
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	When I was taking my engine rebuilding course at the local cc in the mid 80's, we heard of a Camaro in Washington state that ran with no oil for xxx miles and suffered no damage because it had previously used Slick 50. Feeling challenged, we took one of the dozens of donated cars the college had to work on (burgandy 1977 305 Camaro), changed the oil and filter, and added one quart of Slick 50. The instructor used the car to drive to and from work for one week. We then drained the oil, and drove the car to see what would happen. After 126 miles, we gave up. The next day it still started right up, and seemed to run fine. We refilled it with oil, and it continued to run fine for the next two years that I was taking other classes there. I can't say what happened to it after I finished school because I didn't check in on it. That was good enough for me. I don't care if it's got horse urine in it. What ever it is, I saw it work what I would consider to be a miracle. What I do find funny is that people used to pay $50 a quart for that stuff, and wait for months for it to arrive. The old timers around here talk about it often. Take care, -Chris ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: Peckerwoods Pit Stop My teams site: Jim Porter Racing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN.