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From: gino@voder.UUCP (Gino Bloch)
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Subject: Re: Multi-Viscosity Oils
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Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 16:48:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  1 16:48:58 1984
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>>  DON'T mix oils of different weights.  The thicker oil will sink to
>>  the bottom of the oil pan and just sit there, inhibiting cooling by
>>  providing an insulating layer (esp air cooled).
>>  Chris Johnson
Do you really believe that?  I don't.  Do you know where the oil pump
inlet is?  Are you sure that thicker oil is heavier than thinner?
That synthetic is heavier than natural?  That oil & oil don't mix?
Is your other advice as good?
-- 
Gene E. Bloch (...!nsc!voder!gino)