Personally I like #1 ;-)
At this exact moment in time 5/29/01 10:04 PM, "Richard Lindsay"
<rolindsay@dgrc.com> made the profound statement:
> (1) Shoot Rick. He's on one of his techno-posts. or
> (2) for a healthy engine, use a multi-viscosity oil with as
> small a viscosity range as possible. Why? Because, although
> the polymers thicken the oil they provide NO LUBRICATION and
> in fact, their addition dilutes the lubricating properties of
> the oil!
>
> I like being a physicist.
>
> best,
>
> rick
>
>> I've used a number of different brands of 20W50 in my MGs, and
>> I swear some are thicker than others. I just tried Pennzoil
>> and it seems the thinest. Quaker State gets my vote for the
>> thickest. This is based on my totally subjective impression of
>> pouring rate, oil consumption and pressure reading on the gauge.
>> I just wondered if anyone else has noticed a difference.
>>
>> BTW: Does anyone have an opinion on which brand is best?
>>
>> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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