<VV> oil

[moonpie8n at comcast.net]

  Harley  Davidson ,  is  an  air-cooled  performance  engine  and  recommended  60w  for  many  years [back  in  the  day] .  OF  course  the  Japanese [ Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki] went  right  to  the  lighter  oils [in  the  early '70s] 



   Bob [pardon  the ?s]  Isaac 
  Moonpie  Racing 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com> 
To: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net> 
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org 
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:45:54 AM 
Subject: Re: <VV> oil 

Yes, I fully agree. In that case the thicker oil does provide a better 
cushion, and it helps to seal up the rings, too. Mark Durham 

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 6:08 AM, Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net> wrote: 
> Then there's the argument that 'thicker' oil (10-40) will allow for higher 
> oil pressure on a worn engine. As the bearings wear, the oil gap increases, 
> lowering oil pressure as the bearings hemorrhage...but does it matter as 
> long as there's oil at the bearing? 
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> Harry Yarnell 
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> Perryman Garage and Orphanage 
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