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Re: Thick Oil

On Fri, 16 Feb 1996, Al Powell wrote:

> > >user programmable - lots o' fun)but have never seen thicker oil.
> > >
> > >Graydon D. Stuckey								
>  
> > I think it's very common for used oil to go up in viscosity - so long as
> > fool dilution is minimal.
> > - -glen
> 
> That's right, Glen.  Part of oil wear is evaporation of the more 
> volatile "parts" due to heat and wear.  Provided that no fuel or 
> other thinning contaminants enter, it is normal for viscosity to 
> change slightly - and thickening is logical.
Al, Glen,

	Thanks guys, that was the kind of info I was looking for.

Later,								
Graydon D. Stuckey								
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
Flint, Michigan   USA
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II				
'85 Mazda RX7 GS 12A-leaning-towards-a-13B-soon