From: Eeyore on


SMS wrote:

> clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:
>
> > In your world, perhaps. In the real world, the thermostat often opens
> > all the way,
>
> Not just often, virtually always. Have you ever tested a thermostat by
> submerging it into water then heating the water?

You bet !


> It's a very tiny range of temperatures, well below operating temperature,
> where it's only partially open. It's designed to be open or closed, not
> anything in-between.

Exactly.

Graham


From: Eeyore on


Steve Barker wrote:

> There's only one problem with $ynthetic "blends". To be called a blend, the
> batch only has to contain ONE DROP in thousands of gallons. So, there's a
> good chance that any 'blend' is not much $ynthetic.

You're an IDIOT.

From: Eeyore on


Roger Blake wrote:

> In article <zkcPh.31456$s8.8021(a)newsfe21.lga>, Ray wrote:
> > Saab
>
> The 4-banger engines used in the old Saab 900 and 9000 models are
> extremely reliable and long-lived.

B202, B212, B204, B234.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_H_engine

The sludge problems arose AIUI with the B205 and B235 engines which were simply
developments of the above intended to reduce fuel consumption for one. I've only
ever heard of it being a big issue in the USA though. Possibly aggravated by
short journey driving.


> A few years back I helped a friend
> do a valve job on his Saab 900 that had well over 200,000 miles on
> it. The engine had been run on conventional oils and did not even
> have a cylinder ridge. (Cross-hatch pattern from the factory honing
> was still visible.)

Good Lord ! Admittedly my Saab 9000 (B202 engine) with 160,000 mi on it seems to
burn no oil, so I suppose wear must be quite low.

Graham

From: SMS on
Eeyore wrote:
>
> Steve Barker wrote:
>
>> There's only one problem with $ynthetic "blends". To be called a blend, the
>> batch only has to contain ONE DROP in thousands of gallons. So, there's a
>> good chance that any 'blend' is not much $ynthetic.
>
> You're an IDIOT.

Actually, he's just a troll. No one would use straight 30W oil in an
engine they cared about, especially not someone that claims to have been
a mechanic!
From: Steve Barker on
Not a troll. And I've used straight 30 in a fleet of 33 trucks for 10 years
now. Some of them have over 300,000 miles.

--
Steve Barker

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"SMS" <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in message
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> Eeyore wrote:
>>
>> Steve Barker wrote:
>>
>>> There's only one problem with $ynthetic "blends". To be called a blend,
>>> the
>>> batch only has to contain ONE DROP in thousands of gallons. So, there's
>>> a
>>> good chance that any 'blend' is not much $ynthetic.
>>
>> You're an IDIOT.
>
> Actually, he's just a troll. No one would use straight 30W oil in an
> engine they cared about, especially not someone that claims to have been a
> mechanic!