19-10-2017, 05:42 PM
I think you are correct Hedd, about using detergent oil in the engine. It was built by Pigsty and with the filter it should be fine. I know that Ken Morton, who lives in Vancouver, uses Chevron Delo 400 30w which is a detergent oil meant for diesels, so it has more of the additives that have been taken out in recent years. Which leaves me with the gearbox oil question. The specs on the Delo say that although it has detergent in it, it also has anti foaming additives. I had always thought non detergent oil for gearboxes. I have a case of Castrol GP 40 left over from my Velocette days, so perhaps I could use that for the gearbox. On the Velos, we used it in the engine and the gearbox.
Erich
Erich