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Old 02-27-2007, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
the water comes from condensation...normally. abnormally from a blown head gasket cracked head or block. the normal kind is more of a problem when driving around town a lot. getting out on the highway heats the oil up and the water boils off. that is why highway miles are considered "easy" and city miles with the stop and go and the motor never getting really warm are considered "severe".

i didn't think there was any oil question that i could be tempted to answer, but here you go.

tom w
So far so good. That makes perfect sense.
So why would a diesel say a 603 have less problem with this occouring than a gas say 103?
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Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14
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