I believe all cars back in the day (fifties and thereabouts) had quite short recommended change intervals, compared to even the seventies (sixties is really when I developed my 3000 mile change interval commitment). I remember seeing a can of Amalie oil (I think it was a local brand in Texas and the SW), the old round, metal quart can that you had to punch with an opener and pour with a spout (opener and spout came as one device), in a collectible shop. The label included the phrase, "The Thousand Mile Oil." DMc
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > Dennis Haynes writes: > >> VW used oil bath air cleaners up through the 1972 model year. Even >> the >> twin carb 1.7L bus pancake engine had them. I guess they worked >> somewhat as all the type and type engines did not have any oil filter >> unless you wanted to count that screen. > > Didn't they also have a recommended oil change interval of about 1,000 > miles? > > Allan > > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL |
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