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Old 12-03-2008, 01:20 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Skinsfan6 View Post
Sound waves are vibrations...so either way, both.
good point

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Originally Posted by dbcx View Post
I know its cld there but the battery sounded like it was turning the engine awful slow to crank it up. Do you think you got some bad gas? I got some last week it took a tank of fuel to clear it out. My fuel in my filter was nasty, I changed it in the process. As cold as it is there bad gas could make it moe noticeable, when i was figuring mine out it was the worst on cold mornings and almost unnoticeable when warm in the afternoon.
I would go to a thinner oil also as cold as it gets.
Whts wrong with synthetic?
It sounded sluggish because it was sitting in -20F for a few hours the night before, not plugged in and I dont have a battery blanket/heater.
Are you suggesting the gas has something to do with it? I get gas from three different stations, two different companies. I cant recall which because I never really pay attention. It has been doing that noise for about a month, and in that time I've filled up at least 4 different times, alternating the stations. I only do that because one is cheaper but a little more out of my way, one is right by the university and on the way to my sisters house, and the other one is down town where I seem to end up a lot lately
As far as synthetic, I have nothing against it, I'd just rather use dead dinos. I've never had problems with 10w-30 starting in cold weather, so really, I see no need to switch.
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