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- From: koziarzw@lonex.rl.af.mil (Walter Koziarz)
- Subject: Re: Texaco Havoline horror stories?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.121421.29497@lonex.rl.af.mil>
- Keywords: bad oil
- Organization: RL
- References: <1992Sep9.015326.7451@cactus.org>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 12:14:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep9.015326.7451@cactus.org> thompson@cactus.org (Charles Thompson) writes:
- >I have heard two bad stories about quality control on Texaco
- >Havoline motor oil.
-
- >Has anyone else heard bad things about Havoline? Other than
- >quality control it seems to be an o.k. oil.
-
- Well, for whatever this tid-bit is worth -- Texaco Havoline Superior Multi-
- Grade is the Factory-Fill oil used by Kenworth and Peterbilt... Translation
- -- it's sufficient to protect a turbocharged Diesel that produces 400+HP
- at 2250 rpm (or so) (lotsa torque!!!!!! and main and rod bearing stress...)
-
- Walt K.
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