Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 1996 08:57:55 -0800 (PST)
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From:         Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject:      Re: Tune up on the '56

So Michael A. White says:
> 
> Ack!  I ran Semi-synthetic in my 1776 and it went from a mildly warm 
> running engine to a cooker.  I quickly went back to dino and solved 
> my problem.
> 
> Apparently synthetic sheds the heat into the case, and in our little 
> air (really oil) cooled engines, you need the heat to stay in the oil 
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> until it goes through the air-cooler. 

I'm really having trouble with this last statement.  I realize that the
oil passes through the engine and thereby absorbs some of the heat, but
I still believe that the air/fan does most of the essential cooling.
Anyone care to comment on this?  Maybe the synthetic doesn't absorb
as well as the dino-oil?

Steven 

sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com