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Old 03-25-2012 | 09:11 AM
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Default RE: RPM higher when cold?

Yes, I have frequently seen this; a sort of a "flash" reading of a couple of hundred rpms higher when an engine is cooler. It could be due to the viscosity of the oil helping ring seal, but I always attributed it to the crankcase being cool, and the engine getting a denser fuel/air charge than it does when the crankcase is warming the mix before it gets to the combustion chamber.

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