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Old 03-14-07, 07:45 PM
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Arco 10-40 graphite oil?
just wondering if any1 has heard of it and if itd be safe to put in my fb?
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Old 03-17-07, 02:47 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=190079467782

Is that still made?
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damn 6 bucks a can?! i dont think its made anymore but i got 14 cans from my work for 5 bucks lol i dont know if its good in a rotory though
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I believe it has more value as a colectors item. From what i read it was an early attempt at being a next generation oil like a synthetic.
http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com.../01-398S.shtml
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Arco Graphite oil
Hi Do you still have the Arco Graphite oil you mentioned in a March note? I would be interested in buying it.

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used this oil in a 1976 cad, 500 eng, when from 7 city 10 highway to 10 13. tried it in a 1977 cad 425 eng, did not make any differences
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I use to pay $1.35 in the 70's
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Back in high school auto shop, the teacher told us a story of how graphite oil ruined a freshly rebuilt engine. It clogged the oil strainer or the oil filter.
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