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From: dan@digi-g.UUCP (Dan Messinger)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: oil query
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Date: Tue, 9-Oct-84 09:15:14 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  9 09:15:14 1984
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Organization: DigiGraphic Systems Corp., Mpls.  MN
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In article <> agz@pucc-k (Andrew Banta) writes:
>About the owner's manual that says to use single-viscosity oil: You didn't
>say, but do you own a VW, or any other air-cooled car? If so, yes! Use
>single viscosity oil. NO multi-viscosity oil has been made to put up with
>the heat an air cooled engine can put out. There was a reason for them to
>say that.

The vehicle in question is a full size Chevy Blazer.  Looking at my manual
again, I see that I was not entirely correct.  It recommends single
viscosity oil for summer, but multi-viscosity for winter.