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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Illicit Pleasures.
As per recent thread (Oct 96ish) on "snake oil" (slick 50 et al) an engine can run for quite some time without oil (hours) before seizing. If you want a copy of the FAQ mail me offline (it has been distributed a number of times on this list). John '84 XJ6 Mark Revels wrote: > > How brief is brief. Are you saying that even a few minutes of this condition is OK? Is there > any empirical data for how long an engine could run without any oil > pressure? > > While we're on the subject, what about oil additives and synthetics? What > does everyone use? > > Mark Revels > 85 XJ6 > > ---------- > > From: Jan Wikström <104707.3644@CompuServe.COM> > > To: Jag-lovers <jag-lovers@sn.no> > > Subject: Re: Illicit Pleasures. > > Date: Monday, February 10, 1997 6:04 AM > > > > Message text written by "Mark Revels" > > >I've seen oil back-up cylinders advertised that keep a reserve slug of > oil > > ready in the event pressure drops out. Don't know if they work.< > > > > Let's not get paranoid about oil pressure. Brief drop-outs (running into > > minutes) do no harm at all; it's not the pressure shown by the gauge > that... References:
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