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300 I-6 Mild Engine Tick. What do I do?

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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by west6772
Go with the cheapest 10w40 you can find.
never use cheap oil if you plan to keep what your putting it in
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SideWinder4.9l
I'm right there with ya man...No income here either....Just doin a lotta tradin'.....

-Wes
I didn't mean to come off harsh Wes, just FYI.. You know I love you!

Just gets stressful when you have bills to pay and no income. You know how that is.

Originally Posted by dustybumpers
at 250,000 miles, you have to add a bottle of stp every oil change, to get to 500,000. your clearances are a little loose. I run castroil extended mileage 10w40 in all of my "older" motors, one still ticks a bit, but holds good oil pressure.
I'm going to start using 10w40. What STP product are you talking about exactly? What is it called? I've used the STP in my fuel, but never seen anything for oil??

Thanks Charlie!
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 6CylBill
I didn't mean to come off harsh Wes, just FYI.. You know I love you!

Just gets stressful when you have bills to pay and no income. You know how that is.



I'm going to start using 10w40. What STP product are you talking about exactly? What is it called? I've used the STP in my fuel, but never seen anything for oil??

Thanks Charlie!
the origional stp was an oil treatment, you can get it same place as the fuel treatment, it comes in a 1 pint blue bottle. when you use it, it looks like clear honey. Pour the whole bottle in. if you get some on you, It won't even wash off with soap and water. On another note, I also use the stp when I assemble engines.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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I know exactly how it feels Bill...All too much....No offense taken...

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Old Aug 17, 2020 | 09:47 PM
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Turned out to be a dirty carb, wrong spark plugs, and vacuum leak at intake manifold.
 
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