Chris Coon Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Cleaning off a few shelves in my Father in laws basement Any thoughts on what these oils are? I mean, I know what they are, but are they anything we would use today? Or should they just be emptied into the waste oil container Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Coon Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Also found a small can of carbide, I know at one time he used it in the model T for the lights. I remember him complaining about how much of a mess it made. I really miss that guy!!! any thoughts on what should happen to get rid of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Put it up for sale it will get sold. It is a more modern oil put up for antique cars. What cars did he own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 it would be interesting to see the results of an analysis on that old oil. You would see how much things have changed between then and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 New oil has changed a lot because the auto industry has moved ahead with different processes, clearances, and engine speeds. Plus there are EPA regs. that weren't in place then. that oil was sold in the '70s for antique cars. The cars those oils were for have not changed so the oil would still be adequate for the older applications, maybe even better suited than some modern concoctions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Coon Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Morris had a 1912 T, a model A, a 16 Stanley, an early Hudson, a Maxwell, a Pierce Arrow, and the last one he bought was a 16 Franklin. I suppose that oil may have come with the Franklin, but I don’t think so, I was with him when he got it and I don’t recall that. Also it was way back on his shelves and he got the Franklin in this century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The address on the can looks to have a ZIP code so they are not ancient by my standards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Zip codes started in 1963, so oil not older than 55 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Ruskin Road is in a residential area of Amherst, suburb of Buffalo. Probably repackaged in a garage. An analysis would probably show a high percentage of legless reptile. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 The stuff should just be used up. If you don't wish to use it in your cars? Give it to a hobbyist that would use it. The oil may be questionable for engine use (?) (I would consider using it?), but it would be fine for almost anybody for most things requiring a squirt from an oil can. The carbide? A lot of early model T owners are going back to using that stuff. It has become quite popular for gaslight drives at several major meets around the country. There are some shipping restrictions, so check with your local representative before dropping it in the mail. A simple consideration concerning environmentalism. Once a product has been manufactured, whether refined, processed, chemically altered, etc? Once it exists. It exists. And at some point in the future, it WILL reenter the environment. This whether it is recycled or used. Except for seriously toxic chemicals, it is usually better to use them for their intended purpose. Think about this. If it is used properly, it performs a task that yields some benefits. If it is recycled? It will to some extent still reenter the environment, but yield no benefits. Then, another chemical will be manufactured to replace it and do the task this product was made for. That product will also impact the environment through its manufacturing process. It will also have to reenter the environment at some future time. How can NOT using these things actually do more for the environment than manufacturing even more stuff, including the packaging one will buy it in? This is especially true for things like oils and paints. Just a thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Coon Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Ill bring it to Hershey, if someone would like it. I hang out with a friend in the Orange field OBJ&OBK -50ish , we are on the end of the row. There is always some Stanley stuff around us. Not looking to make any $, just dont want to bring it back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank DuVal Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Calcium Carbide is available on Amazon, so a market DOES exist for it!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 There is a market for all of your product. The question is only how much $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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