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   Message 1,019 of 2,177   
   James Haight to All   
   Re: Odd rumble in Durango   
   08 May 12 22:48:39   
   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  I'm not aware of a 30w-30, but that might cause other issues.   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>     
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  - 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   
      
        
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