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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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You can always request a Used Oil Analysis to be sure. I once had the same color come from my 4 cylinder air cooled generator. it scared the crap outta me thinking it was bearing material but it wasn't. Still never identified it but it went away.

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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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There have been some discussions about what we put in out primary's. I am not a fan of running the same oil in all three places. Your description sounds like normal wear.
 
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