[SEL] Non-detergent Oil--The Rest Of The Story

[Arnie Fero]

John was a VERY wise man!!  I'll never forget the toast he offered at dinner one
evening....

"Here's to our wives and to our lovers."  <pause>  "May they never meet."

On Tue, August 10, 2010 8:41 pm, Rob Skinner wrote:

> I used to know this very smart bloke.  John was his name.  He knew
> more about oil than I'll ever know.
> You could drive around with him and he would be able to tell you the
> geological features below ground, if there was oil present, and at
> what depth.  Sadly, John never saw his 21st birthday.
>
> Anyway, one early morning, I was wandering about the showgrounds, and
> John was tinkering with his engine.  He called me over and told me how
> he liked to use way oil on all his engines.  He had me wipe some oil
> onto my finger from the running engine.  I did, and he explained that
> the milkiness was from condensation, but that it would go away as soon
> as the engine warmed up.  He had me feel the stickiness of the oil,
> and noted how it was unlike modern motor oil, which didn't seem to
> stick to exposed metal surfaces.
>
> John was almost reverent in his observation of the oil.  The man truly
> loved petroleum, it was in his veins.
>
> Since that day, I began using way oil on the engines.  I usually have
> plenty on hand for the machine tools, so it's not inconvenient to
> use.  Perhaps it's more expensive than Brand X Motor Oil, but the way
> oil makes me happy, and sometimes when I use it, I think of my friend,
> John.