[s-cars] ticking - should I worry?

[Tom Green]

We appreciate your service.  Life can be hard on the cutting edge of  
the sword of freedom.  Semper Fi !

If it is dusty around your tent, you may need to use the severe  
service schedule for oil changes.  :-)  Too many listers gloss over  
the fact that short trips, stop and go
freeway traffic as well as dusty conditions should move your schedule  
to the shorter change interval.

Hopefully you will have the opportunity to link up with some other  
owners in person to share knowledge and labor on your projects - the  
reason listers would freeze in Paul Krazusky's garage just to fix his  
car.  :-)   I think most can see what bonds a Marine unit together -  
What bonds this list together is more elusive - but events
have shown it is a pretty powerful force - a lot more than showing  
off pretty cars or just keeping an old car going.  We know a lot  
about good beer, too.  :-)

Tom

On Nov 1, 2007, at 7:39 AM, Floyd Noel wrote:

> Well, thank you all so much for your help. It helps a lot to be  
> able to get so much expertise from all of you, especially when, on  
> days like today, I have to work 21+ hours. Spending two more hours  
> on the interweb trying to decipher fact from fiction is not much of  
> an option, and neither is destroying my engine! At least I don't  
> have to be back to work for over five hours, so I can get up early  
> and get my oil changed. I really don't think I could have owned an  
> s-car long without this list. And of course, owning an s-car is  
> what gets me through the day!
> R/S
> Floyd Noel
> Sgt/USMC
>
> On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:34 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I guess I really did not reenforce your oil choice , Floyd, but I  
>> meant to.  That
>> selection should be great for commuting, but do stretch out that  
>> drive on
>> occasion to get the oil hot.
>>
>> I put about 6K on each of 2 S6 vehicles annually so my changes are  
>> seasonal
>> rather than mileage driven.  Yours may be also.
>>
>> And, if you decide to beat it up and down Vail pass with Tom W,  
>> you might
>> need a higher viscosity regardless of the season, same up to Tahoe or
>> Yosemite.
>>
>>
>> As is often said, YMMV, and your oil choice may vary as well.
>>
>> Tom