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08-31-2018, 12:01 PM | #1 |
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10,000 miles in 10 days
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08-31-2018, 12:19 PM | #2 |
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Re: 10,000 miles in 10 days
"using no oil between the 1,000-mile scheduled oil changes—the standard maintenance interval back in those days."
1,000 mile oil changes?! The oil back then must have been unrefined....
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08-31-2018, 12:31 PM | #3 |
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Oil was far less refined, with far fewer additives. No oil filter. Carb vs. EFI, less efficient combustion, etc.
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08-31-2018, 08:54 PM | #4 |
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Re: 10,000 miles in 10 days
I had a 1930 Cord sedan. No air cleaner. Cord recommended changing the oil every 500 miles! and it took 8 Quarts. Go figure.
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09-01-2018, 10:34 AM | #5 |
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That would have been very difficult to do, at 50 mph it would take 20 hours a day! I would imagine it was set up like a Le Mans course and just keep the car going all the time, short of fill ups and oil changes.
I wonder if they modified the fuel capacity? A stock tank would require at least five fill ups a day to accomplish this. |
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09-01-2018, 04:52 PM | #7 |
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Dirt roads! Mike
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09-02-2018, 05:17 AM | #8 |
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Re: 10,000 miles in 10 days
20 mpg too
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