[Milsurplus] Greasy Dyno

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Do you think that it might have had anything to do with cycling the oil 
through the Wehrmacht engine before using it on the dynamotors?

In a message dated 6/24/2008 10:46:01 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jcoward5452 at aol.com writes: 
> 2 years ago, at MRCG 2006, I had a dual BC- 454,and BC-455 setup 
> running at the campsite.Well, I got a bit of grief from all the guys as 
> to the sound of my dynamotors.So,at dawn on Saturday, before anyone 
> else was up,I made a cup of coffee,and then I pulled the dyno's and 
> removed the end bells.I removed the bearing covers.I then took the 
> dipstick out of my 1600 cc aircooled VW motor,recently rebuilt and with 
> an oil change just prior to and in preparation for the 150 mile trip to 
> San Louis Obispo.I then used the dip stick to apply a drop or two of 30 
> Wt to each bearing.I closed up all the bearings and end bells and was 
> then lauded as to the nice smooth purring of the two dyno's.(This is 
> field expediant and not recomended as maintenance).(But,it works!).
> I love this hobby!
> 

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