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Results are source-attributed previews, not a complete combined count. Feed dates are publisher dates; first-observed dates are provenance. Each collection links to its owner. Gerry Files matches indexed names and paths, not document contents; Podcasts contributes video results only. An unavailable collection is shown as unavailable, not as an empty result.

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  • Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Feb 2007 to 6 Feb 2007 - Special issue (#2007-165)

    Keith Hughes · Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:59:45 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The viscosity ratings work as follows. The lower number is the viscosity at 40C. The upper number is the viscosity at 100C. There can...

  • Clarity I hope.... Re : How VC's work

    (Christopher j. Pierce) · Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:23:11 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    ...having or characterized by viscosity <~ flow> viscosity index (noun) First appeared 1929 : an arbitrary number assigned as a measure of the constancy of the...

  • should 10W-40 be avoided?

    Jean-Guy Savoie · Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:40:49 -0300 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The wide viscosity range oils, in general, are more prone to viscosity and thermal breakdown due to the high polymer content. It is the...

  • What Viscosity of Pag Oil ?

    John C... · Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:04:48 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

    Hi All, I'm converting to 134a, and, I need to buy some Pag Oil, but dont know What Viscosity of Pag Oil I...

  • Single-viscosity oil for summer

    Sam Scholten · Mon, 1 Jun 1998 06:28:22 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Checking the "notes on oil" segment on the Volkswagen Bus Web Server, I read about the polymers used to thicken the viscosity of the...

  • Re: technical oil viscosity question

    Roger&Zoe Ann Banker · Sun, 14 Nov 1999 00:16:08 EST · Mailing-list archive

    No matter what the viscosity, warm oil flows easier then cold oil. Warm oil is not thicker than cold oil. As for multi-weight...

  • Viscous Coupling Fluid info

    Todd Francis · Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:18:43 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...THIS UNIQUE SILICON FLUID IS PATENTED and has the ability to increase its viscosity quickly when it is heated. The fluid's viscosity does...

  • R-134a Oil

    Jason Yasment · Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:06:40 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...is this iol compatable with 134a? I fnot which of the following should I use? Esther PAG low viscosity PAG high viscosity Thanks, Jason...

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  • Viscosity

    A measure of an oil's thickness and flowability.

  • Viscosity improver

    A type of additive used to improve the viscosity of an oil.

  • Viscosity index

    A measure of an oil's resistance to changes in viscosity due to temperature fluctuations.

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