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|    James Haight to All    |
|    Re: Odd rumble in Durango    |
|    08 May 12 22:48:39    |
      mVÌPVÿÿ> I'm not aware of a 30w-30, but that might cause other issues.       mVÌPVÿÿ>        mVÌPVÿÿ> - Mark                     Used to use 30 30 in the aircooled VW and/or the lawn mower. Why? Because the       engine tolerances were loose to accomodate for the expansion of a hot air       cooled engine during heating and cooling. VW had more problems when their       aircooled engines got bigger and ran hotter. They kept playing with alloy       combinations that would allow the engine the ability to expand and contract.       So... they played with the ratio of aluminum, silicon and magnesium. It was       well known that if your Porsche 914 engine caught fire, then you should       abandon the car and and just watch as the magnesium did it's fireworks display       and melt like the wicked witch in the wizard of oz. Nothing you could do about       it.               jah                      --- WWIVToss v.1.50         * Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (1:261/1304.0)    |
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