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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Gearing - Series ‘C’ Black Shadow
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<blockquote data-quote="chankly bore" data-source="post: 105416" data-attributes="member: 317"><p>I remember P.E.I. saying "more harm is caused by oil not getting where it's needed than by it failing when it gets there." Especially in cold weather heavy oils tend to form "tunnels" with an outer layer adhering to pipe walls and causing the mechanical equivalent of a coronary occlusion, or perhaps a Colonial Delusion. Other things to check are valve stems gumming up and stuck rings. Personally, I run 30 or 40 grade in my Comet even in the hottest Aussie weather. P.E.I. used to like the old formula Castrol GTX because, to quote him directly, "it is messy stuff."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chankly bore, post: 105416, member: 317"] I remember P.E.I. saying "more harm is caused by oil not getting where it's needed than by it failing when it gets there." Especially in cold weather heavy oils tend to form "tunnels" with an outer layer adhering to pipe walls and causing the mechanical equivalent of a coronary occlusion, or perhaps a Colonial Delusion. Other things to check are valve stems gumming up and stuck rings. Personally, I run 30 or 40 grade in my Comet even in the hottest Aussie weather. P.E.I. used to like the old formula Castrol GTX because, to quote him directly, "it is messy stuff." [/QUOTE]
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