[DeTomaso] Busted Big, but Reno anyway?

[Charles McCall]

Mobil one turbo diesel 5W40, I think, is what I bought. 

Mobil 1 is available in a zillion flavors in Spain. I buy mine at the
supermarket ;-) 

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
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-----Mensaje original-----
De: Thomas Tornblom [mailto:Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se] 
Enviado el: viernes, 12 de junio de 2009 10:01
Para: Charles McCall
CC: 'Thomas Tornblom'; 'Dan Courtney'; detomaso at realbig.com
Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Busted Big, but Reno anyway?

Charles McCall skrev:
> Were you using Mobil 1 for gas, or for diesel?

Gas, 5W-50 Rally Formula, probably only available in Europe.

I see there is a Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel available in the UK. This is not 
available in Sweden.

Mobil is a very small company in Sweden, only selling lubricants through 
distributors, and Exxon is completely absent since Statoil bought 
swedish Esso.

Cheers,
Thomas

> 
> I just bought 8 liters of Mobil 1 for diesel engines, based on discussions
> here, but without any real data of zddp content of that mix...
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Thomas Tornblom
> Enviado el: viernes, 12 de junio de 2009 7:52
> Para: Dan Courtney
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Busted Big, but Reno anyway?
> 
> I installed a hydraulic roller after wiping #5 intake in Italy 2004.
> 
> The Crane flat tappet hydraulic cam I had was installed in 2001 and had 
> survived a trip to France, but with just the outer valve springs 
> installed. When I pulled the heads to install hard exhaust seats I 
> installed the inner springs as well, and that might have been too much 
> for the modern formula Mobil 1 I use.
> 
> I doubt I will ever install a flat tappet cam again.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> Dan Courtney skrev:
>> Dan,
>>
>> Turns it WAS a brand new Crower cam and lifters.
>> I've been having so many engines re-built I'm losing track.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> Dan F. Courtney
>>
>> La Jolla, CA
>>
>> (858) 551-5455 Phone
>> (858) 551-5456 Fax
>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>   From: Daniel Miller 
>>   To: Dan Courtney 
>>   Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:05 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Busted Big, but Reno anyway?
>>
>>
>>   Dan,  Just FYI.  No matter what anyone ever tells you, don't re-use a
> cam.  Always pony up for a new cam.  My 2 cents.  Dan Miller.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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> --
>>   From: Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net>
>>   To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>   Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:39:03 AM
>>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Busted Big, but Reno anyway?
>>
>>   So I wrenched on The Winged Warrior till 4AM Monday and 5AM Tuesday,
> reviewed and improved allot of stuff, but it was still missing on at least
> one cylinder.
>>   So I towed it to the engine shop disassembled, so they could inspect
the
> gaskets for signs of leaking, get a better borescope view, etc.
>>   Everything checked out till we started it, then found out it was cold
on
> #2 (the cylinder with plugs that kept fouling). 
>>   Turns out the intake lobe on the cam went flat.  It was re-used from
the
> previous engine, after being profiled and inspected (by a well known local
> cam manufacturer).
>>   The builder says there's bound to be metal in the pan, so now, after
> only 700 miles and one adventurous this new engine, and finally getting
the
> installation PERFECT, it's gotta come out again, for the fifth time in six
> years.
>>   There are times when you just feel the universe is in alignment to make
> sure you can't get behind the wheel of a Pantera.
>>
>>   Dan F. Courtney
>>
>>   La Jolla, CA
>>
>>   (858) 551-5455 Phone
>>   (858) 551-5456 Fax
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