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Originally Posted by Scott66GTA
Your oil is way too thick for the application... Your filter choice is perfect.... Try using a 5W-50 synthetic... From what you've written, the tap should vanish. The thick oil does not flow into precise components like lifters until it warms up.... Check your timing marks on your balancer, as they maybe off. Bring #1 cylinder up to TDC, and record timning mark.... Clevelands like in the low teens advance numbers, IIRC....
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Im not trying to be sarcastic or negative but ive heard alot of differant things about oils and I still have alot of questions about them.
In a warm climate what is the diferance between 20w50 and strait 50 wait or 10w40 and strait 40? I thought in realy warm climates it is all kind of the same. Like 10w40 in a warm climate is basicly strate 40 wait until it is exposed to a cold climate and then on a cold start up in a cold climate it starts as a 10 wait and as the engine warms it turns to a 40 wait. thats what I thought, What do you think?
Honestly Ive run castrol 15w40 and 20w50 in alot of windsors and never realy had any problems only to return to 10w30 or 10w40 in the winter months,but something doesnt seem right running 20w50 in this cleveland motor I dont know what it is it just doesnt sit right with me. what are some good synthetic brands to go with? Ive always used castrol conventional standard oils with the manufactures oil filters, but maybe its time to start looking in other directions as far as oils go.
Does it not sound good to advance the timming until it doesnt ping or start hard is that a bad whay to set the timming? Ive done it that way in the past with the windsors and its worked out for me, but honestly im a back yard machanic ,well by trade Im a biolermaker and a steam fitter so I am some kind of a machanic but cars are just my hobby and I have alot of questions.
So what do think about the questions and things Ive wrote??
