Grandpa, tell me bout the good ole days............

[MossRoad]

Asphalt is also a lot quieter than concrete, but doesn't last nearly as long.

 

[Jim Nelson]

I think that happened a lot. It was also a good way to get rid of old motor oil and other undesirable stuff. We had a facility here in OKC that "re refined" used oil...it eventually became a Superfund site. The contaminants included a little bit of everything, including PCB's.

DOUBLE EAGLE REFINERY CO. | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA

I remember when we could buy re-refined oil and, if my memory is anywhere close, it was Double Eagle brand. I cost about 1/2 of what" new "oil cost.

 

[k0ua]

I remember when we could buy re-refined oil and, if my memory is anywhere close, it was Double Eagle brand. I cost about 1/2 of what" new "oil cost.

And "re-refining" probably consisted of straining out the carbon and any other debris. I seriously doubt that it in any way reconnected the short chains of atoms back in to the original molecular qualities or even added back in an additive package for that matter. I think you could about as good with a fine cheesecloth.

 

[two_bit_score]

I remember when we could buy re-refined oil and, if my memory is anywhere close, it was Double Eagle brand. I cost about 1/2 of what" new "oil cost.

The re-refined oil I remember was named "Ring Seal" motor oil.

There are some products available now that have Ring Seal in their names but they are not regular motor oils. Mostly additive products.

 

[tallyho8]

The “bulk”oil that they sold here for 15 cents a quart in the 60s and early 70s came in a clear bottle that resembled an old milk bottle.

It was poured into the car at the station. You could not get it to go because there was no top on the bottle. We never did know if it was just used oil or refurbished in some way. Our $100 cars always burned or leaked out the oil so fast that we could not afford new oil.

 

[Oaktree]

And "re-refining" probably consisted of straining out the carbon and any other debris. I seriously doubt that it in any way reconnected the short chains of atoms back in to the original molecular qualities or even added back in an additive package for that matter. I think you could about as good with a fine cheesecloth.

I remember reading an article ages ago about how to build a DIY oil recycler. As I recall, it used some sort of heat source to thin it out, then run thru a filter made of TP. As cheap as I was back then, I passed on that project.

I remember when we could buy re-refined oil and, if my memory is anywhere close, it was Double Eagle brand. I cost about 1/2 of what" new "oil cost.

Never heard of that brand, but I do recall seeing Gulf Sapphire oil being sold in some of the dept. stores. Like you said, it was about half the price of good oil.

 

[Jstpssng]

The “bulk”oil that they sold here for 15 cents a quart in the 60s and early 70s came in a clear bottle that resembled an old milk bottle.

It was poured into the car at the station. You could not get it to go because there was no top on the bottle. We never did know if it was just used oil or refurbished in some way. Our $100 cars always burned or leaked out the oil so fast that we could not afford new oil.

When I pumped gas after HS one of the customers had run a station of his own at one time. He told of inverting the used cans so that the last few drops would run out, and sell it to woodcutters as B&C oil. That could have been what you were getting. It also makes you wonder just how empty those cans were when he got done with them the first time.

 

[/pine]

...I remember reading an article ages ago about how to build a DIY oil recycler. As I recall, it used some sort of heat source to thin it out, then run thru a filter made of TP. As cheap as I was back then, I passed on that project....

I think it was J C Whitney that used to sell a canister type oil filter that had a bold down lid and the replaceable filter element was a roll of TP...!

 

[user.69169]

Back in Depression people used hunk of thick manilla rope set up like siphon to recycle motor oil. Dirty oil in one container clean in other. Trip up and down rope left most contamination behind. Gasoline from blowby evaporated off.

 

[ovrszd]

All they were doing was driving down an embankment, and on a rutted road. I used to do stuff like that with a '70 Nova.

With the trunk full of watermelons.