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Sufficient Oil Distribution after Cranking for a Long Time?
It's getting about time to de-winterize the ski boat this year, and I got to thinking about what happened last year.
It has a carbureted Chevy 350, and the winterizing process involves spraying a can ...
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Engine pre-startup automatic lubrication to prevent wear
As explained here (Is it true that most of the engine wear during its life time occurs during a cold start up?) most of the wear of an engine is during startup and especially during cold startup.
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Is it true that most of the engine wear during its life time occurs during a cold start up?
I have heard this idea several times, but is it true?
Theories I read about why that might be true:
The engine is running rich at startup because it is running in open loop, which can cause damage ...
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