[SEL] OT Ford lifter

[Richard Strobel]

I did Union 76 for a couple years.  We called it grape juice under our 
breath.  Super high detergent it wouldn't stay in a tired engine, but was 
good on fresh ones.  I don't know if it's still around or not.

RickinMt.






----- Original Message ----- 
From: <maytagtwin at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT Ford lifter


>
> Hi Bruce,
> I didn't think anyone but me remembered Royal Triton oil.  The Hudson 
> dealer in Leavenworth recommended it and I used it in my Hudson Hornets 
> for years.  I had to replace a crankcase oil pan once after running over 
> an african american head size rock.  The replacement pan came from a junk 
> yard donor and I steam cleaned it to get it clean of years of crud.  The 
> damaged pan was clean inside as it came off the engine.  There was no 
> sludge buildup with the Royal Triton.
>
> Ron
> PS:  I haven't seen any in years.  It was a product of the Union Oil 
> Company of California.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sluggo54 <sluggo54 at hotmail.com>
> To: sel <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 17, 2012 4:21 pm
> Subject: [SEL] OT Ford lifter
>
>
> I remember my dad pulling lifters out of his 332 1959 Ford.  I don't 
> remember
> or sure what had to come off, but I think it was just the valve covers and
> ocker shafts.  He made s tool by carefully putting three bends in a 
> hacksaw
> lade, forming a tweezer with splayed-out feet on the business end.  He 
> squeezed
> t together, inserted the frog feet into the top of the lifter, and pulled 
> it
> ut.  On a couple he had to wedge something down the tweezer to maintain 
> grip.
> eantime, I made labeled containers to hold them so they would go back 
> where
> hey came from.  We boiled them to soften the varnish so they could be
> isassembled, then used denatured alcohol to remove the varnish.  Assemble, 
> drop
> n a cup of oil for a few minutes, then back into the engine they went.
> ver after he used Royal Triton oil, and had no problems.
> is next car was a Buick.
> Bruce Younger
> esting  Hornady's new Zombie ammunition.
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