On the Type I and Type II upright engines, the oil cooler was in the path
of the air that cooled number 3 cylinder, as a result #3 always ran hotter
than the other cylinders and was prone to dropping the exhaust valves as a
result.

Ric

At 03:29 PM 1/25/02 -0800, developtrust wrote:
>Why is it usually that #3 piston that goes?
>
>William P.
>
>
> > About five years ago I blew #3 piston trying to abate a tailgater.
> > It blew about three quarts of oil out all over the front of his giant
> > dodge pickup truck.
> > He didn't back off.
> > True story
> > Thinking about that oil does make me think about a new way to recycle
> > that old oil though .......... right through that small tube you mention.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:46:59 -0500 "G. Matthew Bulley"
> > <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> writes:
> > > If you want to talk about devious...
> > >
> > > ...this veteran slow-car driver/right-lane driver/tailgater-hater
> > > has
> > > often fantasized about a small tube leading out the bottom of the
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