Posted by ScottyHOMEy on September 23, 2009 at 14:19:49 from (70.105.241.207):
In Reply to: high oil, low oil posted by ryanwheelock on September 23, 2009 at 13:07:30:
Filling to the upper petcock would have no effect that would cause the engine to run poorly.
Generally you want to make sure that it is full to that upper petcock.
Originally, the concept was that after a hard run, you would drain to the level of the lower, then add a quart to bring it back to the upper. The assumption was that enough gasoline or more likely distillate would low by the rings to dilute the crankcase oil, and this method was the way around that.
In more modern times, they tend to serve the same purpose as the Full and Add marks on your car's dipstick. If you're just hauling light stuff around, as long as you get a little oil when you crack the lower, you're fine. But if you dont' get any out of the lower, or if you're getting ready for a hard piece of work, you'd make sure you filled until you got oil from the upper.
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