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Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines? BLUEMEANIE #889551 10/15/2012 2:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 277 East Tennessee M mendonjo 'Bolter
mendonjo 'Bolter M Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 277 East Tennessee	Motorcycle oils have higher Zinc levels. They never got catalytic converters (well some do now) so they were able to keep higher zinc levels. In fact I think that's what makes a motorcycle oil a motorcycle oil. Joe 1955 First Series 3100

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What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	krazymatt	10/12/2012 11:00 AM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	tomctomc	10/12/2012 11:11 AM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	Flxible	10/12/2012 11:17 AM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	LONGBOX55	10/12/2012 11:42 AM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	53moneypit	10/12/2012 1:34 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	krazymatt	10/12/2012 3:06 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	Builder	10/12/2012 3:54 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	ryanz	10/12/2012 8:42 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	Cletis	10/12/2012 9:47 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	LONGBOX55	10/12/2012 10:13 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	Achipmunk	10/12/2012 10:27 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	Joe H	10/13/2012 10:27 AM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	bowtietim	10/13/2012 11:46 AM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	BLUEMEANIE	10/15/2012 1:37 PM
Re: What Oil has higher Zinc for older engines?	mendonjo	10/15/2012 2:36 PM

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