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From: 2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning)
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Subject: Re: Mixing oils
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Date: Sun, 7-Oct-84 14:53:37 EDT
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh

> I still don't think you should mix oil brands.  Some brands are made from
> one type of base, while other brands are made from another (I can't
> remember the names, but I think one of them is "Pennsylvania" type).

Yes, the Pennsylvania oils are paraffin based oils while the others are
asphalt based oils.  The paraffin based oils are generally considered superior.
I have frequently wondered if an as-affin mixture would be worse than either
of the components.  Also, I wonder about the guy that had graphite in his
Mobil 1.