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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 85352" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Like tire technology, oil and other lubricants are light years ahead of those from the old days. On engines like the Vincent that have tiny oil ways and passages, a thinner oil has a far better chance of lubricating all the important parts than thick oil. I used MLR 40 castor in the race bike and even though the rear cam snapped into pieces from valve spring failure, the cams and followers were buggered anyway. I felt the oil was too thick........It is immediately after start up of any engine that damage happens, so the ability of the oil to move quickly and get to vital parts is far more important in an engine than if it looses too much viscosity due to running hot. We all know (or need reminding) that the Vincent engine is not a hot running engine with regards to its oil temperature. Unless you are running sewing machine oils.......Pretty much any modern oil will do. My trial just proved to me that using a thinner weight of oil is better in these engines than a heavy oil for more reasons than that which might not seem obvious. Cheers...............Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 85352, member: 597"] Like tire technology, oil and other lubricants are light years ahead of those from the old days. On engines like the Vincent that have tiny oil ways and passages, a thinner oil has a far better chance of lubricating all the important parts than thick oil. I used MLR 40 castor in the race bike and even though the rear cam snapped into pieces from valve spring failure, the cams and followers were buggered anyway. I felt the oil was too thick........It is immediately after start up of any engine that damage happens, so the ability of the oil to move quickly and get to vital parts is far more important in an engine than if it looses too much viscosity due to running hot. We all know (or need reminding) that the Vincent engine is not a hot running engine with regards to its oil temperature. Unless you are running sewing machine oils.......Pretty much any modern oil will do. My trial just proved to me that using a thinner weight of oil is better in these engines than a heavy oil for more reasons than that which might not seem obvious. Cheers...............Greg. [/QUOTE]
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