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Ahh-ha!!!!! 700 1985

posted by  Don Foster on  Thu Dec 16 09:58 CST 2004
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One source of extra "oil" is an engine that's running excessivly rich. The extra gas washes down the cylinder walls -- particularly in the winter when the walls are cold, the fuel condenses, and the FI system compensates by enriching the mixture, which pumps in MORE gas.

The extra gas collects in the oil, dilutes it, and raises the apparent level in the crankcase.

All that gas washing the lubricating oil off the walls does no good, and diluted oil in the bearings is worse.


--
Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)






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