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Subject:Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
From:Don Hanson
Date:Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:58:01 -0700

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 9:11 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>         If I saw a 10PSI drop or even a 5PSI drop in HotOP from 15w-40 to
> 10w-40 or even 0w-40 I would Kiss that OilManufacture Goodby in a HeartBeat.
>
>

  Really?

   With almost ever car or motorcycle I have ever owned and all the brands
of oil,  I recall at least 10-15psi less oil pressure after the vehicle and
the oil get hot....I gotta put something in there, I couldn't just kiss
every oil manufacture goodbye....Just sayin...
   Not every car and bike I have owned was a beater, I even bought brand
new several few times, though I probably won't be doing that again as a
wage worker.    I've also used synthetic oil exclusively in some of my
motors....that, too seems to get less viscous as the temperature climbs to
180f...
   D. Hanson