Another source for silicon is casting pores from the block.
-----Original Message-----
From: William T. Goldbach <goldbach@tellink.net>
To: dakota list <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 2:04 PM
Subject: DML: Silicon VS silicone (again!)
>There is a big difference between silicone (the stuff used to make RTV
>sealant, lubricants, breast implants...) and silicon (sand, computer chips,
>abrasives...). What was found in the oil was the latter, silicon. Silicon
in
>the oil could have come from the pistons (si-al alloy), or, as a remote
>possibility, sand/grit drawn into the engine's air intake system, and
>somehow finding its way into the oil. This is possible. But in any case, we
>are not talking about silicone here! -Bill
>
>
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