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Speaking of which.... I just bought a case of 15W40, hoping to use it in my Coupe. (It is generally used as diesel engine lubricant.) Any experts out there re oil options? Should this be OK in winter? Summer? Dave Winters -----Original Message----- From: Wayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:47 AM To: James B. Brennan; Sydney Cohen Cc: scott; Ercoupe Tech Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Questions ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Beach:: That would be .85 Lbs at 85 HP in one hour or about a quart every three tanks of fuel. Sound right? 85 X .01=.85, Wayne Woollard ----- Original Message ----- From: "James B. Brennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sydney Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ercoupe Tech" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Questions > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > According to a conversation I had with an apparently knowledgeable fellow > at Continental Motors, the oil consumption limit is .01 lbs. / brake HP / > hour > > I neglected to ask if he meant the assumed power output at the time or the > nominal engine HP - at the time the assumption seemed nominal engine HP > > If I did the math right, if you take less than 27.5675 minutes to suck a > quart, that's too much, based on 85 HP and 7 1/2 lbs. per gallon - I'd be > interested in correction if I mathed rong > > J. Beach > > (my engine takes a little longer, but it runs really well and has low > hours (operating), but high hours (calendar) - as far as the calendar > hours go, the Continental guy told me that their concern is for things > such as rubber seals and the like that are apt to degrade with time - so I > feed its habit) > > ======================================================================== ====== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > > ======================================================================== ====== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
