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Originally Posted by Gas Man
Is your oil pan completely full of oil? Nope. There is air in there. And what does air do when it goes from extreme to extreme? It will create condesation, same goes for your rocker boxes. The oil pump system is sealed as it needs to build up pressure but when the oil leaves the pump system and just gets flung around moving parts in the heads and such or returns to the oil pan... BAM there it is... AIR
Damn how did that get there!!  |
Um Chris,that air is already in there, right? So any moisture is already in your engine. How will it increase is my question? Besides,does that mean I shouldn't start my car when it's cold? Aren't both engines the same in that regard (I know the differences between a bike engine and a car). IDK all I'm saying is I've followed my procedure every year for about 20 and have never had a problem. In fact,I've never had any engine problems with a bike (knock on wood).
Anyway,believe it or not I'm not questioning YOU but mostly questioning the practice. Before,people would talk about gummed up carbs,who has carbs now? Injectors won't get "gummed up" if you run the bike every so often,besides gasoline is much better quality than 100 years ago when this "ritual winterization" started. I'm not sure it was ever necessary but it's should be even less necessary now in my mind...