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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #45 on: April 28, 2012, 11:15:36 PM »

still want to run that conventional motor oil? doesn't matter who makes HD oil, it's made to HD specifications, if you noticed it listed a "proprietary blend". Champion makes HD spark plugs, but the Champion plugs don't hold up as well as the made to HD spec plugs.

You need to work for John Deere if you want to spread that manure around here.
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #46 on: April 29, 2012, 01:00:59 AM »

You need to work for John Deere if you want to spread that manure around here.
Yeah you're right. I just don't have a clue about HD's. Seems I wasted a year of my time and over $12,000.00 going to MMI. You seem to know so much more. What class did you teach there? I mean, I only spent about 5 years working on them. MMI usually only hires instructors with 5 years shop experience, and hey, they called me at the dealership I was working at and offered me a instructors job. Let's see, they taught, Early Model('36 to '65), Ironhead and Shovelhead('66 to '83 or '84) depending on model, and 2 late model classes. So that was 4 class programs 3 times a day. Around 20-25 students per class, so that makes 240-300 students at a time graduating. I was 2nd in my class, the guy that was first had already had custom bikes published in motorcycle magazines. He attended to have the "Paper work" to show. So yes, you must be right, you know so much more about them than I do.
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #47 on: April 29, 2012, 01:05:16 AM »


Yeah you're right. I just don't have a clue...


Another game of...
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #48 on: April 29, 2012, 02:46:42 AM »

I dont mean to start a flame war, but the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act makes it illegal for any manufacturer to require their own brand of ANYTHING or void a warranty. That includes oil, unless said product is does not meet the specifications set out by the manufacturer.  Thankfully most if not All exceed manufactures specifications.
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #49 on: April 30, 2012, 08:48:00 AM »

UAV PILOT is right on here. Simple law. By the way dlaws01, if you are going to argue how good the HD oil is and the legality of running whatever oil you like I still have to wonder about your bonafides.. "Me thinks he doeth protest too much..." The fact that the HD oil is overpriced and inferior (though still good enough..) to several other brands of oil is not even open for debate around here or any where else. It is accepted fact by the majority of a very well educated group of people. (That would be us owners , riders, and wrenchers..)
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #50 on: April 30, 2012, 04:10:48 PM »

UAV PILOT is right on here. Simple law. By the way dlaws01, if you are going to argue how good the HD oil is and the legality of running whatever oil you like I still have to wonder about your bonafides.. "Me thinks he doeth protest too much..." The fact that the HD oil is overpriced and inferior (though still good enough..) to several other brands of oil is not even open for debate around here or any where else. It is accepted fact by the majority of a very well educated group of people. (That would be us owners , riders, and wrenchers..)
And what oils might that be?
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #51 on: April 30, 2012, 04:49:20 PM »

A few questions that might help to move this forward are: where is H-D's engine oil service rating published, what is that published rating and what other products meet or exceed that rating?

or

This thing could devolve into an oil thread; it may already be too late, in which case everyone should raise shields and fire at will...oh and moderators take your battle stations!  ;D
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #52 on: April 30, 2012, 05:37:14 PM »


Well I for one have learned a lot in this thread jacked thread.  The most important thing I've learned is that I and many others wasted a lot of money getting degrees in things like automotive or mechanical or petroleum engineering.  Who knew we could have saved a fortune and many years of our lives by just going to MMI for a year and becoming oil and spark plug experts.  I'm seriously considering asking my alma mater for a refund.  And I'll bet those guys at the big oil companies with all the advanced degrees are really kicking themselves in the ass right now.

Jerry

Oh, btw, could someone please pass the Koolaid?
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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #53 on: May 03, 2012, 07:01:16 PM »

Well I for one have learned a lot in this thread jacked thread.  The most important thing I've learned is that I and many others wasted a lot of money getting degrees in things like automotive or mechanical or petroleum engineering.  Who knew we could have saved a fortune and many years of our lives by just going to MMI for a year and becoming oil and spark plug experts.  I'm seriously considering asking my alma mater for a refund.  And I'll bet those guys at the big oil companies with all the advanced degrees are really kicking themselves in the ass right now.

Jerry

Oh, btw, could someone please pass the Koolaid?

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Re: Proper Oil Temp
« Reply #54 on: May 03, 2012, 09:59:16 PM »

Well I for one have learned a lot in this thread jacked thread.  The most important thing I've learned is that I and many others wasted a lot of money getting degrees in things like automotive or mechanical or petroleum engineering.  Who knew we could have saved a fortune and many years of our lives by just going to MMI for a year and becoming oil and spark plug experts.  I'm seriously considering asking my alma mater for a refund.  And I'll bet those guys at the big oil companies with all the advanced degrees are really kicking themselves in the ass right now.

Jerry

Oh, btw, could someone please pass the Koolaid?
OUCH! I'm so hurt! Which degree do you have?
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