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Originally posted by No Quarter:
... here in the semi-broke part of the world named after a Jovian moon...(look it up )

Seriously, my 100% orig 68 Camaro is of course flat tappet. What should I look for when reading the label on local oils to keep it alive? Zinc? So far I've just used cheap 15-40 without problems

You live in Ganymede? Never heard of it!

The oil bottles will generally not give any clue to their formulation, unless they say something like "high mileage" for seal swelling agents or "classic car" that may contain extra ZDDP. You might actually look into motorcycle oils. They tend to have higher level of ZDDP than automotive oils because they are intended to be used in vehicles that typically do not have catalytic convertors.

1/28/128:42 AM

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