The magical 212F oil temp?
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,012
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From: Central Fl
Oil temperature must reach a minimum of 212F, the boiling point of water, in order to burn off moisture. Holy freakin cow, I cant take it any more. People are still regurgitating this useless drivel. I know, Right! Look folks, its basic physics, I wont quote a source that disproves this foolish rookie myth, because there are far too many to choose from. Water evaporation can occur anywhere from the boiling point to well below the freezing point, ever wonder why the ice cubes in your freezer seem to shrink over time. Breathe on a mirror. That fog your breath made is moisture, or rather water vapor; but the average human body temp is only about 98.6F. Not Compelling enough; have you ever boiled water and saw steam rising off the water before it actually boils, maybe youve watched steam rising off the road after a brief summer rain, have you seen fog rising off the lake or river in the morning, or maybe you have spilled a little water somewhere that you didnt clean up and when you came back the next day it was mysteriously gone, because it evaporated. Ta-Da! Gee Mr. Wizzard, I guess moisture will evaporate from your oil at temperatures below the boiling point of water. Evaporation is a very common, naturally occurring event that takes place all around you, all the time. The closer you get to the boiling point, the faster it happens If you require a more advanced answer than this, just Google evaporation, or If you require a less advanced answer, youre in over your head, and
.. CLEAN UP ON ISLE THREE.
Do you have any facts on brain evaporation??
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 507
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From: Portland, OR
LMAO! Everybody on this post is right!
Water does boil at 212
Water will evaporate at any temp (on this planet anyway)
Valium and zanex will help
We're all bored
It's all due to winter!
Water does boil at 212
Water will evaporate at any temp (on this planet anyway)
Valium and zanex will help
We're all bored
It's all due to winter!
Stage IV
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: Central USA
Jeez guys, that is all fine and dandy but can anybody actually tell me how long it takes for a peg legged monkey to kick the seeds out of a watermelon?
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Joined: May 2010
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From: Monterey, CA
Take it easy, don't hurt yourself
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 5,413
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From: eastern oklahoma
i'm guessing that the harley engineers knew this all along and just chose to not inform us. it would surely cause someone to start a thread about two hundred and friggin twelve degrees.