Aclarke, that is exactly what I am saying! My thought was that the crank seals would go dry and life expectancy would be neigh on to zip. The grease or perhaps 80 weight oil would probably make them last longer. OK, now the big question, why did you do it, I sort of thought no one but I would come up with that hair brained scheme. My thought was that perhaps one would get a little better crankcase seal