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To: "John Miller" <healeys@n4vu.com>,
Subject: AW: First Oil Change
From: "Frenken, Eric" <efrenken@lctax.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:12:57 +0200
Thanks, John, that makes perfect sense ....

Eric
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Frenken, Eric wrote:
> John, I can't imagine why higher vacuum would enhance cylinder wall
lubrication.
> Could you please explain?

Particularly before piston rings have "bedded in," manifold/cylinder
vacuum tends to draw oil past the rings *up* the cylinder wall.

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JohnM

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