Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:36:55 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from systems3.net ([68.14.236.16] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP-TLS id 829749 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:23:46 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.14.236.16; envelope-from=cberland@systems3.net Received: from systems0d3b724 ([192.168.1.81]) by systems3.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Debian-12) with SMTP id j2UEMxei018023 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:22:59 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <002f01c53533$04d09570$5101a8c0@systems0d3b724> From: "Craig Berland" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail List" Subject: [LML] Re: Alternative Engines X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:16:03 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C534F8.55687510" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.75-1, clamav-milter version 0.75c on linux X-Virus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C534F8.55687510 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "I am very interested in your opinion on the following: Would it be correct to assume that based on your experience, you would = choose a straight 50 weight over Phillips 20W50 for a big bore TCM = engine run at above 85% power? Walter" Walter, definitely for dyno testing and possibly for real world flying. = If cold starts are not a problem and oil pressure does not get to high = and decent oil temp is obtained before take-off, then yes. Like so many = things in life.....so many trade offs. I'll probably put 20W50 in my = TSIO 550 even though I live in Phoenix. I'll be in Denver and I would = not like the straight 50W there. I am not a fan of changing oil brands = or viscosity. I pick something and stay with it. By the way, in my = opinion Phillips makes a good oil relative to durability.=20 Craig Berland ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C534F8.55687510 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"I am very=20 interested in your opinion on the following:
Would it be correct to = assume=20 that based on your experience, you would choose a straight 50 weight = over=20 Phillips 20W50 for a big bore TCM engine run at above 85% power?=20 Walter"
 
Walter,=20 definitely for dyno testing and possibly for real world flying. If cold = starts=20 are not a problem and oil pressure does not get to high and decent oil = temp is=20 obtained before take-off, then yes. Like so many things in life.....so = many=20 trade offs.  I'll probably put 20W50 in my TSIO 550 even though I = live in=20 Phoenix. I'll be in Denver and I would not like the straight 50W there. = I am not=20 a fan of changing oil brands or viscosity. I pick something and stay = with it. By=20 the way, in my opinion Phillips makes a good oil relative to=20 durability. 
Craig=20 Berland

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