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0212hb Oil12 Zoom

The tests were repeated under the same conditions as before. While cold, the T.P. pumped 8.5 ounces of oil. We rode it over the same course to warm it up, and it produced 0.5 ounces at idle (still set at 850 rpm -- T.P. told us afterward that at 1,050 rpm, our results would've been as significant as the next part of the test), and 25 ounces at 2,500 rpm -- about 30-percent more than it did cold.
Works Even When It's Idle

The tests were repeated under the same conditions as before. While cold, the T.P. pumped 8.5 ounces of oil. We rode it over the same course to warm it up, and it produced 0.5 ounces at idle (still set at 850 rpm -- T.P. told us afterward that at 1,050 rpm, our results would've been as significant as the next part of the test), and 25 ounces at 2,500 rpm -- about 30-percent more than it did cold.  View Related Article