Anybody use monograde oil anymore

[gmh1013]

I was at friends house who has a killer 72 boss Mustang with 351....He was changing the oil and was using 30w Kendall oil....I told him use that in lawn mower 40 years ago. He claims the 30w dinolube runs best in old engines ...which maybe true.

[Abdullah71601]

I still use it in my lawnmower. Haven't seen it in a vehicle in 35 years.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

I was at friends house who has a killer 72 boss Mustang with 351....He was changing the oil and was using 30w Kendall oil....I told him use that in lawn mower 40 years ago. He claims the 30w dinolube runs best in old engines ...which maybe true.

He was right.

[ejvette]

When I had My 70 Chevelle SS 454 I only used 30 weight.

[gmh1013]

Originally Posted by ejvette

When I had My 70 Chevelle SS 454 I only used 30 weight.

Now thats a CAR.....4 speed 454/455 were monsters ...but sooo much fun

[ejvette]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

Now thats a CAR.....4 speed 454/455 were monsters ...but sooo much fun

Yes those are the LS6 cars mine was an LS5 with the M22 rock crusher it was still a torque monster highly underrated on the HP side

[mailman]

Originally Posted by ejvette

Yes those are the LS6 cars mine was an LS5 with the M22 rock crusher it was still a torque monster highly underrated on the HP side

Nice car Ed

When I had my 69 HD Sportster I ran 60W in it all summer. Sold it in 2000.

[TheVTCGuy]

I understand he is right, for older engines it is better. If i am not mistaken, that's a 351 Cleveland in that Stang.

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by mailman

Nice car Ed

When I had my 69 HD Sportster I ran 60W in it all summer. Sold it in 2000.

Had a 1200 Sporty. Took it to a shop that used some type of Kendall high performance auto oil in their bikes. I asked them why???? They said if it's good enough to run in our $50,000 drag Harleys, it's good enough for your evo.

Fast forward to 2017. I use fully synthetic fluids in both my Ultra and my Heritage.

[gmh1013]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Had a 1200 Sporty. Took it to a shop that used some type of Kendall high performance auto oil in their bikes. I asked them why???? They said if it's good enough to run in our $50,000 drag Harleys, it's good enough for your evo.

Fast forward to 2017. I use fully synthetic fluids in both my Ultra and my Heritage.

Me on my SuperGlide about 1977 in Vegas....I used 50wt valvoline in the heat.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Had a 1200 Sporty. Took it to a shop that used some type of Kendall high performance auto oil in their bikes. I asked them why???? They said if it's good enough to run in our $50,000 drag Harleys, it's good enough for your evo.

Fast forward to 2017. I use fully synthetic fluids in both my Ultra and my Heritage.

When I bought my FXDX in 2000 I used 20W50. I had a high performance Secreamin' Eagle motor from day one in it so I ran what the warranty covered. When HD came out with synthetic I started running it. I changed the oil every 1,000 miles or once a year. Whichever came first. There were years I changed it 4-5 times. I also use synthetic now in my Electra Glide.

Originally Posted by gmh1013

Me on my SuperGlide about 1977 in Vegas....I used 50wt valvoline in the heat.

Nice motorcycle Greg

[Andad]

I have researched oll viscosity in my business for years.

It's black magic.

[swatty]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

I was at friends house who has a killer 72 boss Mustang with 351....He was changing the oil and was using 30w Kendall oil....I told him use that in lawn mower 40 years ago. He claims the 30w dinolube runs best in old engines ...which maybe true.

It depends on the climate that the engine is used in. Multigrade oils are designed to use in both very cold and hot climates. The 30w would be good if only using the car in summer .

[swatty]

Originally Posted by directioneng

I have researched oll viscosity in my business for years.

It's black magic.

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

Me on my SuperGlide about 1977 in Vegas....I used 50wt valvoline in the heat.

Nice bike!!! 1977, the year I graduated from high school!! Is that the superglide with the boattail rear fender??? Some had a cool tank too, cant remember what they called it.

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by mailman

When I bought my FXDX in 2000 I used 20W50. I had a high performance Secreamin' Eagle motor from day one in it so I ran what the warranty covered. When HD came out with synthetic I started running it. I changed the oil every 1,000 miles or once a year. Whichever came first. There were years I changed it 4-5 times. I also use synthetic now in my Electra Glide.



Nice motorcycle Greg

I used to change the oil and filter every 1000 miles on my Evos. When I went to fully synthetic in my twin cams the shop said, " see you in 6000 miles." With all I have going on, I'm luck to pit 1000 miles a year on each bike. I'll probably still have them serviced every other year or so.

[rabdal897]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

I was at friends house who has a killer 72 boss Mustang with 351....He was changing the oil and was using 30w Kendall oil....I told him use that in lawn mower 40 years ago. He claims the 30w dinolube runs best in old engines ...which maybe true.

Your friend is 100% right. My grandfather used it on his Mach1 and it ran beautifully.

[gmh1013]

Originally Posted by mailman

When I bought my FXDX in 2000 I used 20W50. I had a high performance Secreamin' Eagle motor from day one in it so I ran what the warranty covered. When HD came out with synthetic I started running it. I changed the oil every 1,000 miles or once a year. Whichever came first. There were years I changed it 4-5 times. I also use synthetic now in my Electra Glide.



Nice motorcycle Greg

I would give my left you know what to get it back....1200 Shovelhead... it was nice bike.....I dont care if it was AMF H-D or not.....I would get a custom paint job etc.

[ejvette]

My 2014 street glide they use synthetic and change the oil every 5K I don't do any touring these days so I usually only put 3K a yr so I just change annually


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[mailman]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Nice bike!!! 1977, the year I graduated from high school!! Is that the superglide with the boattail rear fender??? Some had a cool tank too, cant remember what they called it.

That was 71. First year Super Glide and only year for the boat tail on it. Some called it a Night Train.

Originally Posted by gmh1013

I would give my left you know what to get it back....1200 Shovelhead... it was nice bike.....I dont care if it was AMF H-D or not.....I would get a custom paint job etc.

Shovels are great to customize. AMF of not. So much you can do with them

[mailman]

Originally Posted by ejvette

My 2014 street glide they use synthetic and change the oil every 5K I don't do any touring these days so I usually only put 3K a yr so I just change annually


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I rode my Dyna hard so that's another reason I changed it every 1000 even with synthetic

With the amount of riding I do now I'm lucky to put 1000 miles on in 10
Years. I had to force myself to go with my hot rod. Hopefully that'll change this year now I have bags, a tour pack so I have a place to put stuff.