Oil

raycox

What brand and grade of oil is reccomoned in 1924 6 cylinder Essex also distributor points gap thanks Ray cox

Val

Don't know if this helps but I have a 1939 six cylinder and I use Shell 15W40. Its a 212 CID splasher six The old engines need zinc and that has it. Not sure and points and gap for yours but a search on the web may yield results. Also if you haven't already done so please consider joining the HET Club. You will find lots of info and people willing to help and give sound advice.  Alex Burr has a web site devoted to hudson manuals also and that may help you. 

Geoff

Points gap is best at .017.   You don't need a high-zinc oil in your Essex, a good quality 10W-40 is fine. 

raycox

Thanks for your info 

Hans

I recall zink was to reduce wear on lifters and cam lobes.
An Essex has roller lifters, much less pressure.

tigermoth

Zddp wasn’t even developed until the 1940’s.. more than a decade after this engine design was introduced into service.

onerare39

tigermoth said:

Zddp wasn’t even developed until the 1940’s.. more than a decade after this engine design was introduced into service.

Maybe that's why Zddp was added to oil, they might have been seeing abnormal engine wear after a decade.

JACK356

Millers oil avec zddp   https://www.millersoils.fr/boutique/millers-classic-millerol-m30-huile-sans-detergents/

Old Fogey UK

I always used Morris's Golden Film single grade oil (Britain's home-grown equivalent of Penrite and very well regarded over here) but it isn't cheap.
So, as I have to chuck it away every 12 months, I have gone over to using an un-hyped plain SAE 30 for classic cars from my local parts store - 2/3 the price and, in all likelihood, no worse for my engine.

Geoff

David, I would recommend that you change to a Zinc additive oil.   The lifters and cams are very susceptible to wear in these motors. 

Old Fogey UK

At the next oil change, Geoff.