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Re: You are fine (archive)
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Posted by Rich on October 01, 2001 at 13:46:44:

In Reply to: You are fine posted by //MMMGood on September 30, 2001 at 23:42:01:

The problem w/ running it extremely high (more than 1/2") is that the crankshaft foams up the oil, so the pump pulls in foam instead of oil, so your engine is effectively receiving the same effect as it would if you ran it extremely low.

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