>> combustion acids on the metal, and oil film being washed away, than by unlubricated metal-on-metal contact.
Yes, the death of the dreaded choke and the better mixtures and timing provided by electronics will certainly keep the upper cylinders round and small instead of oval and sloppy, with a lip. But we were talking about the bottom end, big end bearings. Why don't they go any more, or hardly? There has to be a reason.
Choke abuse cost a lot of motorists a lot of money. I used to tell them, but did they listen? No, they wanted their cars to become even more horrible as quickly as possible.
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