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Old 06-18-2017, 03:11 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by algiorda View Post
If there was synthetic oil, wouldn't the residue cover essential surfaces for the small time he ran it without oil?
That residual film is good for maybe a faction of a min. until oil pressure builds up. He started it and tried to drive it back up the ramps, which is way too long to be without both the lubrication and cooling of the oil as the engine was now under a load. Add in that the engine started to make ugly noises, and the prognosis in not good.......
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