On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 20:06:26 GMT, "DanO" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .

we recommend the use of Mercury Precision 4-Cycle 25W-40
Marine Engine Oil. This oil is a special blend of 25-weight and
40-weight oils for marine .

What crap! If you blend 25 and 40 weight oil you don't get 25w-40 you get
an average viscosity of the two oils based on their ratio. MM's 25w40 is
formulated the same way everyone else's mulit-weights are. They start with
a base 25 and add polymers (assuming that it's dino oil).

I will readily admit that I don't know a lot about this, but your
contention was my understanding - base twenty five and on from there.

However, sometimes you get marketing idiots who don't understand
anything other than the fact that they are very overpaid to do what
they do which is changing and redoing "concepts" and this may well be
one of those times. :)

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717