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Date:         Thu, 18 Aug 94 14:52:51 PDT
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From:         Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic oils

> > What I meant was that these books I have read ("How to rebuild your air- > cooled VW", and others) implied that the engines were *engineered* to have > the oil do a major part of the cooling. Given that, I think changing > to an oil with a lesser cooling capacity merits discussion. > > -David

Interesting considering the small amount of oil and cooler size used in the stock setup. Of course, you can invest all kinds of $$$ into a aftermarket oil plumbing/cooling but I really think it is a waste of money myself. Others, I'm sure, disagree fanatically. It's amazing how much people will spend to maintain what really is a throw-away engine. But hey, who am I to judge? Air is what is being used to primarily keep the engine cool but oil is supplimenting this. I guess I can buy this. Oh well....

-- Steven

sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com


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