re another question about synthetic engi in article apr porthos cc bellcore com fist iscp bellcore com richard pierson writes two years ago he went to work for conrail as a mechanic on the emd and ge power units train engines they never ever change the oil just the filters i remember seeing an artical on large engine oil requirements and one of the ways of prolonging the life of the oil was to run through a heated un presurized chamber to allow water and volitiles to boil off this made such long term usage of oil practical isn t the discovery channel great curt howland ace dod eff howland nsipo nasa gov v sabre meddle not in the afairs of wizards for it makes them soggy and hard to re light
