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Subject:Re: Engine Starting Problem
From:Steven Shelton
Date:Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:15:14 -0500

Back to the original issues for a moment, while i was working through this
I found that  Bus Depot has new OEM 1.9 liter AFM's for half price.  Van
Cafe had some, if I remember correctly, for twice that much and they are
NLA.  Dennis says they rarely go bad, but it sure is tempting.  Bus Depot
does have a $50 core charge, though.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:48 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 Karl
>
>         The number before the "W", be it 0,5,10,15,20 or whatever, has
> Little to No effect on the how the Internals of a Warm Engine Wear, it is
>
> the Number After the "W" that comes into play in a Warm Engine or in a
> Warm Climate ~ I live in a WarmClimate & have always run 5W40 in my
>
> H2OBoxers & have never had it cause any issues. Most of the
> ReallyDestructineWear that occurs in an Eng' happens during WarmUp so using
> an
>
> Oil with a LowerNumber Before the "W" will cause MuchLessWear on an Eng'
> over the LongHaul due Largely to the fact that that Thinner ColdOil
>
> can get into the TightSpots MuchEasier&Quicker ~
>
>
>                               ORR ~ DeanB
>
> On 25 Feb , 2014, at 4:38 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>
> > Possibly at the cost of a blown engine if in a warm climate!
> >
> > Karl Wolz
> > Sent from my electronic umbilicus
> >
> >> On Feb 25, 2014, at 3:57 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> >>
> >> If you Switch to a 10 or 5 or even 0W** Oil that ColdLifterSyndrome
> will most probably be diminished or
> >>
> >> may even go away completely ~
>

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