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

To: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov
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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