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Date:         Mon, 31 Mar 1997 16:46:30 -0800 (PST)
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From:         CLARKE <sclarke7@edu.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca>
Subject:      Synthetic oil and older type two motor seals

When a person uses synthetic motor oil in an older type 2 air cooled engine, ('78), will the motors engine seals be attacked or ruined by the synthetic oil. I need some chatter on this before I switch over. I noticed a vast improvement in my motorcycle when I made the switch and wondered primarily if the new oil would harm the old seals within the motor. Since the engine relys on the oil as a factor of cooling, the higher heat range of the synthetic oil without viscosity breakdown suggests a better way to go. It is just the paranoia of unrelated parts within the mix.

Thanks in advance

Sid Clarke


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