It would be very nice to know which oil is better.
I got 140K out of my last Type IV engine and 90K if that was on 10/30
Penzoil, when the oil light started flickering I installed a new sender
and started running 20/50 Penzoil. Over 90 psi cylinder pressure at that
140K rebuild.
I started my new engine off with 20/50 Penzoil for 10K then went to 15/50
Mobil 1.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 12:03:07 -0400 Lawrence Johnson
<larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA> writes:
> Stan
> The hearsay is that there is a difference in heat conduction between
> Synthetic
> and Conventional oils. With an air cooled engine, the greater heat
> conduction
> provided by the Conventional oil may an important consideration. On
> the other
> side of the equation is that Synthetic oils don't break down under
> heat as much
> and as quickly as Conventional oils.
> Larry
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> > Go for it! I made the switch at about 10,000 miles and the engine
> just
> > seems to run better (consider that I feel the same way after I
> wash the
> > van).
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> > 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
> >
> > On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:32:34 -0400 "Russell, William"
> > <william.russell@UW-INC.COM> writes:
> > > A quick question:  I'm thinking of switching from 'real' to
> > > 'synthetic'
> > > oil in my 1980 air-cooled.  It has about 12000-15000 kms on the
> > > engine
> > > since it was re-built.  It has been running 'real' oil since
> the
> > > rebuild.  Is this a no-brainer?  Is it really just an issue of
> cost?
> > >  Is
> > > synthetic just better and that's all there is to it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > \/\/i!!y
> > >
> > > 1980 Westfalia "Jazzy"
> > >
> >
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