Except I wasn't speaking of running cooler, I was speaking of the oil's heat
carrying capacity, which would actually make certain parts of the engine look
hotter due to better heat transfer.  Remember, when you're trying to dump heat,
making certain points in a system hotter is the objective.

And yes, I seem to have stirred the hornets up with this one.  :)

Hi everyone!  Nice list.  Glad to be here.  Best one I've run into in years.
Lots of good advice, so far.  I got my fridge lit for the first time ever
because of it.

tom

On 15 Jul 2003 at 9:18, Mike Miller wrote:

> That seems to settle that question.
>
> Right and it will never come up again either, along with tires, batteries,
> and every other perennial.
>
> Mike
>
> On 7/15/03 8:38 AM, "Dr Andrea Berardelli" <doctorb@IMAG.NET> wrote:
>
> > Gents,
> > in VW TRENDS issue number 7 Volume 22, July 2003 on page 70.
> >
> > Is an article about the use of synthetic oils in air cooled VW.  By using a
> > infrared gun they measure the temp at various location on the engine, bay
> > and accessories.
> >
> > The inescapable data indicates that in deed the synt. runs cooler, much
> > cooler in places.
> >
> > FYI, I am from the carb and points ingnition old school, I use 20-50
> > Pennzoil in all my cars, but it makes you wander.
> >
> > Regards, Andrea
> >
> >
>

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