Thread: what's the difference top- vs sideoiler
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Old 02-12-2009, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rjbh20 View Post
I believe that the alloy used to cast the side oiler blocks (some of them anyway) also had a higher nickel content...
A myth. See: http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182...r+castings----

EDIT -- FElony's insight in to Nicole's contribution was later proven to be absolutely correct.
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