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Old 19-09-2007, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BALISTC
Rich can be bad too.

It can wash the oil off the bores which causes glazing and therefore excessive oil consumption, if the engine is running rich and its subject to light load running i.e. extended idling, driving in traffic.
Am I correct in saying this sounds like what happens to a genset which is run under low load conditions for extended periods of time?
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