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Do what I do...take a sample to your local National Guard Unit..Army
Reserve..etc.. Have them send it in for you as "one of theirs"... 1SG
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From: mblair1@home.net <mblair1@home.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Oil changes
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>RoughDoc@aol.com wrote:
>> The Army doesn't replace/change oil in 2 1/2T or larger vehicles on
>> a regular basis. The oil is changed based on monthly samples that
>> are taken and sent of for analysis. No wear, no change. It's claimed
>> it saves money.
>
>That's a good point. I wonder whether that might be a good idea for us
>collectors, too? Can anybody comment on the cost and difficulty of
>getting a single oil sample tested? I can see how this would make
>sense if you have a large fleet of trucks and maintain your own
>testing lab, but I wonder if it's still economical if you have one or
>two trucks, and need to pay somebody else to analyze your samples.
>
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>Mark J. Blair, KE6MYK <mblair1@home.net>
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