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Default Confusion over engine oils

On May 30, 1:29*pm, (Richard Casady)
wrote:
On Thu, 29 May 2008 21:01:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I mst not be part of the rest of the world, because I don't want my
engine filled full of wax.


I have heard of wax in the fuel filters of diesels in cold weather.
One *local vender sold a 50/50 mix of #1 and #2, which solved the
problem. How do you keep wax from melting at engine temperature?

Casady


Back before blended grades of oil, some oil had more paraffin in it
than others. Pennsylvania crude had quite a bit of paraffin in it
naturally. My uncle, an aviation machinist, knew alot about old
technology oil.