Thread: Oil Viscosity
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Old 04-07-2023, 02:19 AM
Geoff Geoff is offline
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I use 10W/60. It has exactly the same cold weather flow characteristics as 10W/XX oil, but does not thin out as much in the higher operating temps in very hot weather.

These old engines have larger bearings & looser bearing clearances than modern engines.