My first multifuel?

[chucky]

There are differences in brands of 15/40 and most any weight oils . If you really dig into engine manufactures guidelines for that specific engine the oils have different additives and when you look on your oil you are using on the jug will be a circle and 2 letter ratings like sp ,sn, sm and on and on GM /FORD/whoever .All seem to have different things they want to see in their engines and a big difference is turbo power engines some oils foam real bad in the turbos when they get hot and wind up wrecking bearings inside so if your engine has a turbo pay attention what you put in it . Back in 95 i bought a new powerstroke in a ford truck and at the time i didnt know about the specs and was using dello 15/40 and it didnt have the 2 letter ingrediants but Rotela 15/40 did and Ford dealer said if i cooked a turbo warranty wouldnt cover it

 

[US6x4]

I took a tour of the BP refinery at Cherry Point and they said the final product (gasoline) was generic and they would add a bucket of Chevron or Shell or whatever additive to it before delivering to a gas station.

 

[SCSG-G4]

I took a tour of the BP refinery at Cherry Point and they said the final product (gasoline) was generic and they would add a bucket of Chevron or Shell or whatever additive to it before delivering to a gas station.

You are correct. They add the specific 'juice' for each brand, it's less than 1 part in 1000 and is done first when the tanker truck is loaded. Same deal with the 'bio'/alcohol stuff put in. It goes in first, then the generic gasoline/diesel fills the tank to it's capacity, mixing everything together, then the truck delivers it to the station.

 

[foxtrot]

Very few photos today, everything disassembled, control and cleaned.
I painted the cast iron of the turbo and manifold.
However, excellent news, I found a cylinder head, it should arrive in the next few days with a water pump.

 

[foxtrot]

I will be able to apply my favorite color, Olive Drab semi gloss.

 

[foxtrot]

 

[Mullaney]

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Looking mighty fine!

 

[US6x4]

It looks like you've done this before...

Love the in-process pics

 

[foxtrot]

Glad you like it.
I found a tag under the paint, the spool is the wrong way up in the photo.
The gasworks with the screws is complete.

 

[foxtrot]

It's raining all weekend so I'm going to plan B

 

[foxtrot]

 

[DaneGer21]

I would have sold it for parts HAHA and now look at ya go! Nice work. Don’t think I could do it myself

 

[foxtrot]

Backrest and passenger seat covers finished.
I still have the driver's seat.

 

[foxtrot]

Glad that piece of wood is present and in good condition for the file.

 

[Robo McDuff]

Great job. You're doing in a few weeks what took me 1 years (and still not ready).

Where in France more or less are you?

I was going to recommend REOMIE for parts, but they finally closed shop in December 2021

I was planning a trip there to snap up some parts I need, but #%$@^ COVID stopped that and now its too late.

Are you one the European member list?

For parts, also look at our salvage-scrapyard list

 

[foxtrot]

No I am not yet a member, I live see map below.

 

[Robo McDuff]

Nice place, but a bit far away from our scrapyards.

 

[HDN]

No I am not yet a member, I live see map below.

That makes me want to explore the French countryside. Last time I was there I only visited Paris via Eurostar, but there's so much more to the country than that! I stayed in the English countryside and never went to London or any of those big cities. Time to plan another trip across the pond!

It's been great following your work here so far. I started looking at one of your MUTT restoration threads and really appreciate the skill going into these projects!

 

[foxtrot]

I cleaned the inside of the tank and the radiator at the car wash.
The water finally came out clean.

 

[US6x4]

I'm really enjoying your pace. It's ambitious yet methodical