Stop the revving...when cold. My Roadmaster wagon has an external oil cooler so it takes about 10 miles of actual local driving to get the oil up to full "warmed up" temp. The BBB probably doesn't take much less and idling doesn't do it unless it is a very, very long time to thin it out. One of the reasons I like synthetic oil in our Buicks is because they flow so much better when cold than the non-synthetics.
Admittedly, I’ve never revved it when I knew the oil temp was not up all the way or at least when the water temp has been high for at least 5 minutes of driving down the road I’m approaching the time where I will be changing my oil anyway. Should I go for synthetic, having never run it before? And what would you recommend?
I wouldn't....not enough zinc. I would go with Valvoline VR1 10W/30....and blend with 20W-50 for warmer weather.
Or you could use what I use, https://www.drivenracingoil.com/hot-rod-engine-oils.html I use the HR-4, but they have HR-6 and HR-3 synthetics. It's just expensive, but you can leave it in longer.
Since I usually run off the shelf oils I usually run a container of this or some other zinc additive: http://www.stp.com/products/oil-additives/oil-treatment
I like Brad Penn.....lots of good stuff. I know in my car it can idle for 5 mins, drive around the pits........take some light throttle pulls on top end and stil . It always be to 160 oil temp
Hey it's story time: Took the car out for a drive today to warm it up and then check the accuracy of the distributor placement when I reinstalled the new gear on the end of it. I set the advance while revving it up in a parking lot near the road to 32*, and then buckled myself up and got ready to hit the road. I finally made the mistake of not having enough respect for the car and the engine in it. Coming out of the parking lot from the opposite side of the road, the coast was clear on both sides. I turned the wheel to the left and entered the road from a stop with my foot near the floor. The back end slid out and I corrected, and then the passenger door nearly overtook the rest of the car, followed by it swinging all the way back to the drivers side in the lead, and then finally to a stop as I stood on the brake after spinning the car around and nearly into the dirt wall at the side of the road. All it took was one second of near WOT. After exhaling and unclenching myself, I checked if the coast was clear, only one car had queued up behind me in the lane I intended to go, so I reversed. Completed the two point turn, and sheepishly got back on the road again. Ouch, no damage to the car based on the drive home, only to my pride. I'll be inspecting the front suspension for something to do, but still wanting to make sure. I didn't think you could unsettle a Riviera, much less fully spin one. What an idiot...
She got loose on ya did she yeh I've been there before myself, you get comfortable with the car and let your guard down for a second then it reminds you how much power it really does have to dish out
I hope you learned something there. My car is capable of doing that at 30 MPH. It only happened once, and I could feel it beginning, so I got out of it and the car straightened back out.
I can haze the tires in 1st gear at 30, but I certainly can't have the car come around like yours would. Definitely learned something
I tried to run my low 10sec GS down the track on the 30x9.5 Michelin street tires. I was all loaded up and figured I'd ease it off the line, no burnout and get into it in 2nd gear....all good until I approach the traps at 125 and tires decided they had enough and car started to try to get sideways. Spool didn't help. No fun. Scared the **** out of me......I guess air got under car.... Track owner came over and said he was never going to let me try that again.
It does one good to know where the point of no return is.....but there is only 1way to find that...........
I used to love driving my Riv GS in the snow....plenty of traction if you needed it and fun to swing the tail out.....
This put a smile on my face this morning, reading with my coffee. Sometimes things get sideways, out of our control. That ragged edge can be pretty thin. That moment afterwards of collecting yourself....exhilirating and terrible at the same time. I love those kind of stories....and this one had a happy ending , so even better.
Blacked out all the pulleys and will do the fan tomorrow. Way too much time on my hands. Never would have thought to do this earlier.
