To: | djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov |
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Subject: | Thinning oil with gas (was: How do you break in an engine...) |
From: | Roland Dudley <cobra@snakebyte.cdc.hp.com> |
Date: | Thu, 5 Mar 92 15:52:32 pst |
> I will provide an update when I can. For now, I have a brief update in > that Bob has found that my carb is also responsible for my oil-fouling > 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. Wouldn't this have just the opposite effect? I would think oil thinned with gasoline would have drastically reduce lubricating ability. > > -Dan Roland |
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