> Karl, I agree Bob's article was a good one. Your comment/question about oil > viscosity raised an interesting memory. Years ago when running aircooled engines > in Alaska ('68 bus with a 2150 CC engine in it) I ran straight 30wt in it in > summer. Winters as I recall I went to a 20 wt. With the purchase of an 85GL I > went to a went to a 20W50 for summer and 20W40 in winter. Here in the deep South > ,when I bought my 88GL, I contiunued using that small weight oil. Have never had > any oil pressure issues on any of these machines. I think modern multigrade oils > work pretty good on e these engines. Yessir! 15W50 Mobil 1 Syntetic in my crankcase right now and 10W30 in the winter. I've been running Mobil 1 for, oh, 20 K miles and no leaks, no oil burning, no perceptible oil usage and no oil pressure problems. I usually run Mahle oil filters but I've had an off-brand in there once. Chris. '85 Westy. |
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