Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:43:18 -0800
Reply-To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Castor oil as lubricant
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In my neck of the woods (Carlsbad Raceway), it was the damn Suzuki RM that
started kicking everyone's butt in the '70s. Couldn't stand that Roger De
Coster, but he sure was good.
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Courtney Hook
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:16 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Castor oil as lubricant
Good lord an Ossa? I used to race against those guys on my Montessa Capra VR
250!!! Those and Husquies, and those &^*^&%!!!!! Elsinores when they showed
up and kicked all our butts! :-) Ah those were the good old days. Remember
Maico's that could dig a trench with that back tire and big knobby?? (Van
content) That was when the first Type 4 engines were just coming out in the
Bay windows. ;-)
Courtney
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and the ones who mind, don't matter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: Castor oil as lubricant
>I used to race a 250 Ossa motorcycle in TT dirt track racing ..
> the exhasut smelled just wonderful, intoxicating even, with the castor two
> stroke oil we ran.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:37 AM
> Subject: Castor oil as lubricant
>
>
>> I Googled for the subject above and got all kinds of hits. I had no
>> idea there were so many uses for castor oil in the automotive industry.
>> I haven't read all the links obviously, but references to 40 wt motor
>> oil, manufacture of brake fluids and power steering fluids all have some
>> pertinence to Vanagons. There is a pretty interesting piece on the
>> lubricity of castor oils here. The technical content was originated by
>> an aeronautical engineer(now deceased) working in oil analysis research.
>>
>> http://www.go-cl.se/castor.html
>>
>> There are other articles - like about racing engine oil being castor oil
>> based for superior lubrication at hi heat and high RPM.
>>
>> I invite you all to seek the articles out under the above subject.
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
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