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Old 07-31-2013, 04:40 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Looks like that test took place over 4 months and they only put several hundred miles on them, unless I missed something.
I can't see where they tried to account for the rubbers oxidization and hardening over the course of years.
The also didn't account for weakening side walls and steel belts which would offset that.
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