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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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full synthetic?--no need to ans more than a yes or no
 
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yes...but heavier in the transmission
 
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sorry, does not really matter..so yes no
 
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sorry, does not really matter..so yes no
Rip--what do ya mean don't really matter?

is it synthetic or not?

also don't need any HUGO comments
 
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Rip--what do ya mean don't really matter?
Was doing my best to not fire up another oil thread. However I cannot with 49 years of driving car,bikes,boats...and such since I have alway ran regular oil and never had a failure till I had to rebuild my 89 Toyota 22R at 200K. It has pressed in sleeve bearing in the piston pins with full floating pins with retainers just like a Harley and the last one got about .003 play in it and it sounded like a Mack diesel idling. Ran it like that for a year. There was noting else wrong with it. Put new rings in but did not change any other bearings. That is the 6 engine I have totally been thru all with regular oil. I do run full auto syn in my Harley motor but I seldom change it. So I changing to No Yes for you.

Who's HUGO? Also I took a fast 100 mile ride today across the Bay Bridge up the Eastern Shore and my Harley temperature dip stick has gotten so loose it throws a little oil out. It's an 04. Think the Syn caused that? Any way to tighten it up.
 
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O.K. Rip--point blank--is it synthetic or not?--not interested in yer 89 tonka toy-- HUGO is the guy down in venezuela
 
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That is all I use
 
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Mostly use 20/50....when it's truly hot I have used straight 60....so yes and no
 
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Yep....I use Gear lube either 75/90 or 75/140........
 
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