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Subject:Re: Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:28:40 -0600

If you're satisfied that its fully broken then just put full synthetic in
it. What small amount of oil that resides in the galleries and lifters
won't hurt anything.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:52:58 -0600 Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
writes:
> Anyone thought of dealing with the perceived notion of switching to
> synthetic oil by first going to a "blend" oil for a couple of oil
> changes
> and then going to the full synthetic?  Keeping in mind that staying
> with
> the same manufacturer might be a good idea.
>
> All input welcome.  Have almost 9k on the Boston Bob rebuild and if
> I'm
> going to switch, I guess now would be time time.
>
> DM&FS
>
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