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Re: Thinning oil with gas (was: How do you break in an engine...)

To: cobra@snakebyte.cdc.hp.com (Roland Dudley)
Subject: Re: Thinning oil with gas (was: How do you break in an engine...)
From: Dick Nyquist <dickn@hpspdln.spd.hp.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 10:02:35 PST
Dan's explanation:
| > problem.  A sort of vicious cycle occurred.  We have the Castrol washing
| > around, which seems to be a bad thing for a fresh engine, plus my front
| > carb is out of whack, running rich, and sending gas down the unglazed 
| > cylinder walls.  This thins out the oil even more and breakin never happens.

Roland:
| Wouldn't this have just the opposite effect?  I would think oil thinned
| with gasoline would have drastically reduce lubricating ability.
| 
Yup,
Roland is right. Furthermore I don't believe the Castrol part of the 
explanation either. I think you need to find another answer.
Dick



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