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that reduces efficiency and may
shorten the life of these components.
Cylinder wall glazing, which
exacerbates blowby, also occurs
when an engine is chronically
underloaded, especially early on in
its life. Generators are notorious
for suffering from this malady
because they are often chronically
underloaded in the critical break-in
period (the first 50–100 hours).
Even under moderate load,
when the coolant reaches a normal
operating temperature, the oil
temperature often remains cooler,
too cool for optimal operation
(unless the engine is equipped with
an oil cooler thermostat). This is
a significant and often overlooked
aspect of underloading. Also, few
engines are equipped with an oil
temperature gauge; however, you
can measure yours by “shooting” the
approximate vertical and horizontal
center of the oil pan with an infrared
pyrometer.
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