Original poster: "Mike Tucknott by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <michael.tucknott-at-virgin-dot-net> Hi Terry Thanks for the prompt and as ever staight to the point answer. Cheers Mike Tucknott > > Hi Mike, > > They do run without oil for a little while. But when they flash over, they > destroy themselves. Best not to try that. > > Cheers, > > Terry > >