Aviation Oil

["Vaudry, Howard (Calgary)" <Howard_Vaudry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of oil burning - Does anyone have advice to offer as to whether
aviation grade oil should be used in oilheads?

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From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bob Covey
Sent: May 17, 2005 11:09 AM
To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx; oilheads-digest@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Oil Burning


Tom says: 
> 
> I ran my R1100S 2200 miles in the  last 6 days, less than 200
> miles on slab 
> of any type. Much of the miles were  with the pegs dragging, 
> HARD throttle 
> on/off, in the Deals Gap area of NC/TN and  the Blue RIdge 
> Parkway area. Used 
> about 400 cc of oil. The bike just rolled over  40,000 miles, 
> and uses less oil, 
> and runs smoother with better torque and peak  power than at 
> any time since 
> new.  
> 
> Tom Cutter
> Yardley,  PA

FWIW: I have owned a '96 R1100RT for 4 years and put on 45K of the 85K
total mileage. It has consistently used an ounce of oil every hundred
miles. Folks who follow me have occaisionally commented on the burning
oil smell, but there is no visible smoke or excessive soot buildup on
the pipe. 
Then 6 weeks ago I did one of Reg Pridmore's CLASS sessions at Willow
Springs. Every shift was at the redline for two hours. I've subsequently
ridden about 1500 miles and I haven't added any oil. The level has
dropped from the middle of the sight glass to about one quarter of the
glass. 
Maybe it took 85K to seat the rings. Seems very unlikely, but I can't
come up with another explaination. <shrug>

Cheers,

Bob Covey
Thousand Oaks CA
'96 R1100RT 


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