what oil to use

Ace said

You guys STILL having this discussion? Chew on this, paraphrased from a recent BITOG post:

Over the years there has been an overabundance of engine oil myths. Here are some facts you may want to pass along ...

... Like other myths before it, history teaches us that it will probably take 60 or 70 years for this one to die also.

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Thanks for that information. I think the reason for the uncertainty / confusion / etc. is that people really don't know whom to trust anymore (did they ever?, but certainly it's worse now).

Add to that the fact that it is exteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemly difficult to get good solid and consiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistant information on this issue. Why don't the oil companies just say specifically which oil to use for which application. Yes they do that for diesels and racing and boating applications, and new cars come with oil requirements specified in the owners manuals. But other than AMSOIL, I have yet to read anything that specifically says that an oil is good for older flat tappet engines. If they put that on their website or on the container, that'd be that then. Which is why I am considering AMSOIL.