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Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble? JW51 #1417104 07/15/2021 8:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 13 Yorktown, Va Y YCgoat 'Bolter
YCgoat 'Bolter Y Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 13 Yorktown, Va	I am no expert on these, but was under the impression that the 235 was a splash oil system, and the 261 actually had a circulating oil system. So, my ASSumption has been that the 261 would last longer. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Is a 261 worth the trouble?	JW51	07/13/2021 7:35 PM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Jon G	07/13/2021 8:42 PM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Hotrod Lincoln	07/13/2021 8:47 PM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	JW51	07/14/2021 12:00 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Hotrod Lincoln	07/14/2021 12:18 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	JW51	07/14/2021 3:18 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Green_98	07/14/2021 1:37 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	52Carl	07/14/2021 2:03 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Hotrod Lincoln	07/14/2021 2:29 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Dragsix	07/14/2021 2:38 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Hotrod Lincoln	07/14/2021 3:32 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	YCgoat	07/15/2021 8:36 PM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	Achipmunk	07/15/2021 8:43 PM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	panic	07/15/2021 10:13 PM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	tclederman	07/16/2021 1:27 AM
Re: Is a 261 worth the trouble?	buickbill	10/15/2021 10:50 PM

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