Valvolin Racing 50W OIL

[ozarquebus]

I just found six old cans of Valvoline RACING 50W oil in my garage I used to put in a leaky old Haley I used to ride back in the 80s. I think I'll put it in the G5 next spring.

Any comments?

[Groover]

Pretty cool, don't see those cans anymore. Do you stab it with the "thing" to get the oil out?   

[Two Checks]

Shake it up real good before opening. Some of the additives can fall out of suspension over time.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Time to just recycle that and use oil made (much) more recently. Or leave for nostalgic display...

[oldbike54]

Time to just recycle that and use oil made (much) more recently. Or leave for nostalgic display...

  ^^^ This .

 Old racing oil had no or very low detergent content , and wasn't really compatible with street use .

 Dusty

[Perazzimx14]

 I bet this will generate 9 pages.

[slopokes]

Put it up on eBay——- somebody will buy it.🤞🏽

[fubar guzzi]

    Mix with a good grade 20w approx.50/50---use for starting camp fires   

[centauro]

American Pickers may make you a good offer to buy from you.....

[Chuck in Indiana]

Time to just recycle that and use oil made (much) more recently. Or leave for nostalgic display...

wat Charlie sez..

[Guzzistajohn]

I’ll bet your old 80’s bike never ran on old 80’s oil. The previous owner probably went back to the future to get some good oil from the the year 2020

[Chuck in Indiana]

I’ll bet your old 80’s bike never ran on old 80’s oil. The previous owner probably went back to the future to get some good oil from the the year 2020

There's a certain amount of truth there, John.. but I understand that motor oil degrades over time. I have some old cans of AeroShell W100 sitting around that I'm afraid to use.
And.. of course one of the reasons engines last so long any more is directly related to advanced tech with lubrication. Remember the "change oil and filter every 1000 miles?" It really *was* necessary. Now, 10,000 miles is the norm.

[mondtster]

There's a certain amount of truth there, John.. but I understand that motor oil degrades over time. I have some old cans of AeroShell W100 sitting around that I'm afraid to use.
And.. of course one of the reasons engines last so long any more is directly related to advanced tech with lubrication. Remember the "change oil and filter every 1000 miles?" It really *was* necessary. Now, 10,000 miles is the norm.

It is my understanding that as long as the container remains sealed the old oil should be ok. I always just throw away any partially used oil container once it sits on the shelf for over a year but will hold onto unopened oil indefinitely. That w100 you have is likely ok to use and isn't any different than the current w100. Airplane oil hasn't changed in decades and neither have the engines. Ha.

Automotive and motorcycle oils have changed, but not as much as the engines it goes in. The short oil change intervals of years gone by were largely influenced by the lack of oil filters, poorer mixture control (carburetors), type of cooling (air vs. water) and oil sump capacity. Even with modern oil I wouldn't let my vintage bikes run as long as I would run a modern fuel injected, water cooled bike for.

Same with cars. Modern cars may have a 10,000 mile oil change interval but many of these cars also hold 8ish quarts of oil too. Cut the mileage and the oil capacity in half and you're back to what we were doing in the '90s. It isn't rocket science.

[bad Chad]

Your understanding is wrong.

[ozarquebus]

At rush hour you could stab it and pop a can of this stuff in an old car in a flash, run down to the other running gas pump and stop it at 10 bucks worth on the dot. Grab the cash.
"Thankya Ma'am"
 Run back up and the oil can would be drained, grab the spout and slam the can on the trash bin, releasing the can, toss the spout back on the island. Spilled a little, No biggee, Slam the hood.
"That'll be a dollar even for the Trop Artic 10w40"
Walk to the next car window:
"Fill 'er up?"
 Repeat.

[frozengoose]

Back in the day. one of my "odd jobs" would occasionally involve cleaning out offices or warehouses. Found these stashed away in one and since nobody there knew what to do with them, took'em home. Been sitting on a shelf in the garage for over thirty years. There's five quarts, three 50 wt and two 30 wt. E bay maybe?

[s1120]

At rush hour you could stab it and pop a can of this stuff in an old car in a flash, run down to the other running gas pump and stop it at 10 bucks worth on the dot. Grab the cash.
"Thankya Ma'am"
 Run back up and the oil can would be drained, grab the spout and slam the can on the trash bin, releasing the can, toss the spout back on the island. Spilled a little, No biggee, Slam the hood.
"That'll be a dollar even for the Trop Artic 10w40"
Walk to the next car window:
"Fill 'er up?"
 Repeat.

MAN that brings back memories! I remember being go enough that we would shit the pumps off at the pump spot on, instead of the handle!  Some great times!!! 

[Sasquatch Jim]

oil and gas theft thread

[frozengoose]

oil and gas theft thread

No, the oil was left after they'd moved out. Our job was to clean out what was left behind, most of it went to the dump, but I thought maybe the oil could be used instead of thrown away. Never did find a use for it. 

[slopokes]

My old buddy uses the straight fifty in his shovel head.....could only find it at the old small airfields.🤷‍♂️

[Tom H]

Valvoline still make straight 30, 40, 50 maybe 60. They also make a high zinc, not recommended for street cars. racing oil. After using the standard Valvoline for many years, I found the racing version 40wt and am using it in my Loops. Best part about the racing version now is that it's only about 50 cents a quart more than the regular oil. It used to be quite a bit more.

Love a good oil thread

I still have one of those spouts. Have not needed it for years. Kinda miss using it.

Tom

[ozarquebus]

Would run Aeroshell 20w in the '63 Savoy tudor with the slant 6 in the Missouri winters. It still wouldn't start if below 28 degrees.
 I was working at an oil distrib. warehouse at the time and got it cheap. I am not sure why I used it, but on the can it stated  it was 'ashless' and 'non-foaming'.
That came in handy when at high altitudes in the Plymouth.

[frozengoose]

Love a good oil thread


Tom

My first job out of H.S. was at the Mobil Oil bulk plant. Got a real oil education there.

Would run Aeroshell 20w in the '63 Savoy tudor with the slant 6 in the Missouri winters. It still wouldn't start if below 28 degrees.
 I was working at an oil distrib. warehouse at the time and got it cheap.

Back then, my dad ran 30w in the summer and 20w in the winter in his old Plymouth. When it got real cold, down near zero, he had an "electric dip stick" that he put in the car and plugged into an extension cord. Never seen anything like it now, but he always got to work on time!