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Unread 01-18-2022, 02:33 PM   #4
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I've long held the opinion that shooting a firearm in freezing cold you should wipe excess oil from the mechanizim.
I believe the Marines in Korea found this out the hard way...

My 2008 Ford Escape uses 5w-20 motor oil; big new battery, snowstorm Sunday night and 16 inches of snow, 7 degrees F that night. Today, the Escape was very slow starting...Urr, urr, urr, vroom...

I hope it doesn't go 'boom' even one time...
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