I use Michigan Bearing Lube for everywhere except flat tappet lifter bottoms. It's about the consistency of really light Vaseline, and it does stay in place. It was made to protect bearings and other surfaces on start up, and it is the only lube* I have found that isn't already on the floor (or bottom of the pan) by the next morning. It mixes completely with the oil and doesn't do nasty things to the filter medium. It was a basically clear lube, but a few years ago they began tinting it red - guess the marketing polls showed red sold better. Luckily they didn't screw with the actual formulation.
* Okay, there are other products that don't drip off, but they also don't dissolve and mix with the oil.
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Mick Batson
1967 original owner Tyro Blue/black top 4-speed HO GTO with all the original parts stored safely away -- 1965 Catalina Safari Wagon.
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