Date:         Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:27:51 -0600
Reply-To:     Kent Christensen <lkchris@USWEST.NET>
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From:         Kent Christensen <lkchris@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Couple of wee corrections, was: Tapping sound
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Mine's aircooled and I use Syntec 5W-50 and still get an
"empty" lifter occasionally.  I feel like a child abuser or
something, but I've driven as much as ten miles before it
quietened. (I'm a little bit more careful than usual about
rpms I hasten to add.)  It seems like parking on an angle
(both side or front/back) might exacerbate the problem.
BTW, Marvel Mystery Oil is likely mostly kerosene.  See
http://www.bmwscruz.com/tech/tech003.html (Detergents And
Solvents section).

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