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Old 06-26-2010, 12:08 PM   #2
'58Patch
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Re: original motor-best oil type

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Originally Posted by gmcer View Post
time to change the oil in my 50' gmc 228 its original with 63,ooo miles a valve job runs sweet with some blow by . if you you guys got some suggestions on wieght or synthetic or non that would be great. thanks in advance!
As far as I know, you cannot use synthetic oil for the '47 - '66 generation engines. Someone correct me if I am wrong on that.
Napa sells an oil specifically designed for these engines. Not sure about the weight but that can be found out easily enough.
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