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Old 10-07-2008, 07:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SHADOW 1100T
Well I'm not Mark but you won't be the first to run that weight oil when it get a little cold, I do it and have been doing it for some time. The oil pump will maintain a given pressure and is actually capable of very Hi pressures but the bypass valve keeps it at the factory level so in essence your passing more oil at a given RPM than with the 20wt because it's a little thinner
Thanks Ted. That makes sense to me so I think I'll go ahead and try it.
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