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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: d00df00d It's a bad test because: 1. It only shows one attribute of an oil: How it behaves with point loading, without the oil being actively pumped. 2. That single attribute is virtually irrelevant in an engine, where there's almost no point loading and oil is pumped...
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: superior_power but in other respects, its pressure with one spinning and the other stationary similar to the rod and most main bearings, right? It's not an extreme pressure like the 'one-arm-bandit' applies though. There are additional...
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: superior_power Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: superior_power Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf Yes. Proven invalid and retracted. Proven invalid because of method of...
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: superior_power Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf Yes. Proven invalid and retracted. Proven invalid because of method of testing?
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: HerrStig Originally Posted By: Danh Probably time for you to "duck and cover". You may get a number of responses, but let me condense what most will say: 1) Pennzoil is regarded here as the best or arguably the best conventional oil available in the U.S. None of its...
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: The_Eric Originally Posted By: superior_power Originally Posted By: Danh Probably time for you to "duck and cover". You may get a number of responses, but let me condense what most will say: 1) Pennzoil is regarded here as the best or arguably the best conventional oil...
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: MotoTribologist Pretty much the only video of a "friction test" is going to be of the one armed bandit falex tester and it will likely neither be independent nor valid. Most friction tests are just not photogenic and make for terrible videos. My company has tried a few...
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    Oil Friction Tests

    To clarify, I am not speaking of their higher grades of oil but rather the Pennzoil conventional oil.
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    Oil Friction Tests

    Originally Posted By: Danh Probably time for you to "duck and cover". You may get a number of responses, but let me condense what most will say: 1) Pennzoil is regarded here as the best or arguably the best conventional oil available in the U.S. None of its products are "...bottom of the...
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    break in of new Poulan lawn tractor w/ B&S engine

    Here you go: http://www.briggsandstratton.com/eu/en/s...s-for-my-engine
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    break in of new Poulan lawn tractor w/ B&S engine

    I would run it at least 5-10 hours. I believe most manufacturers of small gas engines consider that a decent initial oil change interval.
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    Oil Friction Tests

    I am having a discussion with some folks about oil quality. I was hoping to search the forum for answers but couldn't find a search field. I may be missing it but... Here is my question: I know some oil companies use different "friction tests" to demonstrate the effectiveness of the lubricating...
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    Synthetic motor oil in your lawnmower??

    I agree, check your engine manual and follow that.
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    Carb vs Brake vs NC brake cleaner

    So the general consensus is chlorinated brake cleaner? and where do you get "the good stuff"? I use a [censored] load of it so I need some of the good stuff to not remove the paint, etc.... Thanks..
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    Synthetic motor oil in your lawnmower??

    Originally Posted By: FrankN4 Originally Posted By: superior_power Originally Posted By: FrankN4 Briggs and Stratton now recommends synthetic in all their engines. I use 10W-40 synthetic motorcycle oil in my John Deere with Kawasaki engine. It now has 1862 hours. I use 10W-40 synthetic...
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    best spark plug

    For all you naysayers, let it be known I am not partial to any brand of plug. I seldom use anything other than Bosch, NGK, and Champion. It will totally depend what I am working on. Honda engines get NGK, most Kohler and B&S get Champions. For you guys who claim Champions are no good, I have...
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    Synthetic motor oil in your lawnmower??

    Originally Posted By: FrankN4 Briggs and Stratton now recommends synthetic in all their engines. I use 10W-40 synthetic motorcycle oil in my John Deere with Kawasaki engine. It now has 1862 hours. I use 10W-40 synthetic motorcycle oil in my John Deere with Briggs and Stratton engine. It now has...
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    A "general" Synthetic oil question

    Originally Posted By: raffy Absolutely not true at all! You can safely switch back and forth from any dino oil to any synthetic oil and vice versa, as long as it meets the viscosity and additive grade requirements listed in your vehicle's owner manual. I generally almost always use synthetic but...
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