Some synthetics work very well with leaded fuel, Virg On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:21:30 -0800 (PST) Scott William <scot...@yahoo.com> writes: > > > --- Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > > > Everything > > I've ever read on oil temp > > says that oil needs to get above 212F to boil off > > water vapor. > > This is one critical area. The other is the breakdown > temp of the oil, and the modern dino-lubes don't break > down until 260 - 270 degrees. Synthetic is much > higher, but as I'm sure you're aware, the synthetics > don't work well with the leaded fuels. > > > Air cooled motorcycles with dry sump systems routinely > see 260deg oil temps...not a big deal. > > > Scott > > > 25 degrees > > isn't that much higher than 212. I'm picking up oil > > temps at the hottest > > place in the engine, right after the oil pump sucks > > it out of the pan, > > unlike some folks who get it after the cooler. > > > > The weather's supposed to be great this weekend, and > > I'm planning on flying > > to LA for Thanksgiving (Lower Alabama)... > > > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > > see KR2S project N56ML at > > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at > > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
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