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I don't know why I started doing this, but I have been marking the bottom of oil filters with the current mileage of the car when I change the oil. I have been doing that since my first oil change back when I was 13 or 14. I also put the information in the vehicle log, or some other indication of when (date and mileage) that the oil was changed.
This is a Mobil 1 oil filter that will be going on my 2004 Corvette when I change the oil tomorrow (or maybe today.).
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Originally Posted by jv04
I don't know why I started doing this, but I have been marking the bottom of oil filters with the current mileage of the car when I change the oil. I have been doing that since my first oil change back when I was 13 or 14. I also put the information in the vehicle log, or some other indication of when (date and mileage) that the oil was changed.
This is a Mobil 1 oil filter that will be going on my 2004 Corvette when I change the oil tomorrow (or maybe today.).
What other "Old School" things do ya'll do?
That I have never done, or even heard of, but admit that's a pretty elegant idea.
Originally Posted by LouieM
I've kept a running log book for each of my cars in the glove box, since the 1960s.
Yup, until recently with every fill up and mpg per tankful, per quarter, per year, and cumulative for the car. I use the old green Navy "Memorandum" pocket memo books we used to call "paper brains."
Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink
I still double-clutch occasionally and give hand signals sometimes.
LOL, I have used hand signals in my '65 vert and been questioned by youngun's as to what I meant by them. I recall seeing them in the driver's ed book back in the day.
Straight down hand with the palm facing back. Did I win anything? I like the idea of writing the mileage on the filter, but I change the oil in my daily driver twice a year with synthetic oil and my old cars once a year or every other year. Jerry
I have my high school graduation tassel hanging from the rear view mirror.
no roach clip and a feather?!
I never let my oil get dirty on my toy....when it sits for long periods it gets dumped anyways. Oil is cheaper than a 13k engine.
on the DD I write the mileage on the top of the box I rip off that the oil filter came in (with the PN so I dont forget!)
Never kept logs, cant write it off so didnt feel there was any benefit...the next guy would throw it out anyways.
I've kept a running log book for each of my cars in the glove box, since the 1960s.
Same here. I guess I'm not the only one. Everything is recorded: gas, cost of gas, and oil changes, and any other work done on the car. Fun to see how much I paid for gas in the 60s !
I keep a log on all my vehicles; maintenance performed, date & mileage. I also have a small white board on the side of my garage beer fridge to track oil changes for each vehicle (I have 3). It has the vehicle, date and mileage of last oil change. This makes it visible to me at all times.
I use a manual choke, manual throttle cable, three on the tree, oil bath air cleaner and foot starter. No more than two pumps, not one, not three... Two..
When and where to use non detergent 30w oil..
I realized one day while moderately watching the preflight show how to unbuckle a seat belt buckle, most people have a push button release in modern vehicles now days and not everyone has airplane lift buckles like in the '65.
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Dennis
Old School - Anyone else do this
