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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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Quick oil ?

aight ive been running 10W-40 for a while and i dont know what the guy before me ran.(i read that we should put 10W-30 in it)
now is there anyway that my high RPM smoking could be realted to the sluge and what not that might still be in the motor from the 10W-40?
i would guess not but im trying to go through all my options bc i dont have the time or moeny right now to rebuild that motor it still runs great just smokes at high RPMS
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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No. In Texas though, you can run 20/50.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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if u get pulled over just let the cop know that rotaries are designed to burn 'abit' of oil......
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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I doubt your problem is caused by "sludge". I've used nothing but 10w-40 and have owned 4 rotaries since 1986.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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I just put in a quart of 10-40 today, castrol gtx anti-sludge formula or whatever.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicRaT
No. In Texas though, you can run 20/50.
that what i run in this texas heat with out a problem . i may get a lil smoke on start up but after that its all good
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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i run 20-50 all year here in GA and its gonna be 35 tonight
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