X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.233] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2848694 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:37:13 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.82.233; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i27so1673682wxd.25 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:36:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; bh=F13ttA6hTlOMxGADMzs1MGdcJnjthEFPKVEskXnJ53M=; b=UPMZ1stBWMKHyRX+iBmYP6uadlznVbz9T/WRp7EgIIze+i19Ko8O+F9SalDhx0ErSFffutifP5oU9mQSyOz08xTrz8f0ZWQO9xQYDtmaFNSYRBQ9BmwSRl3V1M3sQNkCNji6gU9mnjN8wXlje8WPagKfokR8Kh7AB+nqemdJqH8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=Xq6JoUxwaYalcdrZ0oVdOiddi6UtOsMkP5Zw6Gz1CATcX7Ezf4aLtXzzLv5htHECjOXD+7eEYtLYPgAb4l9VbVRVNu0wAVISC9Q8CIVLfRaRDC/N/QpLsuRnXFGqZtgkVexZx1M1531ZjUbigFWx1df0cJJKWoO/WEa6EkqYrNo= Received: by 10.100.216.3 with SMTP id o3mr15022888ang.62.1208270189054; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:36:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.8.11 with HTTP; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:36:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1b4b137c0804150736x42af5525mdda54603acfc3b06@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:36:28 -0400 From: "Tracy Crook" Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Pre-mix In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1103_16779906.1208270189045" References: X-Google-Sender-Auth: 287b85129683ab37 ------=_Part_1103_16779906.1208270189045 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline At home I use a Measure-rite cup with easy to read ounce graduations and ratio marks, pour the oil in cans prior to filling with fuel. On the road I use small bottles like Ed uses or one of those measuring funnels with a hose and twist valve at the base if carrying oil in a single big can. Open the valve with the hose in the tank while the line man puts in the gas for a good mix. The hose slobbers oil for awhile after this so = I wrap it in a rag to stow it afterward. 1 oz per gallon on 2nd & 3rd gen engines, 1/2 to 3/4 oz per gal on Renesis. Tracy On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:10 AM, wrote: > In a message dated 4/14/2008 7:06:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, > ALVentures@cox.net writes: > > For those of you flying using 2-stroke pre-mix; what suggestions can you > offer for easy and clean ways of dealing with the handling/measuring mixi= ng > the 2=97stroke oil. > > > > Al (Expecting to get the plane back in the air this week with it's added > oil/water H. E.) > > Al, For the racing RX-3 sedan we just poured direct from the bottle into > the tank. The bottles are usually marked in ounces externally. Running > RedLine 2 stroke synthetic we mixed about 120-140:1. You really don't hav= e > to have it anywhere near perfect. One caution; resist the temptation to m= ix > over rich. It really doesn't help, and the oil burns hotter than gas so k= eep > it lean. Very little oil in the fuel will be fine. > Bill Jepson > > > > ------------------------------ > It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance > . > ------=_Part_1103_16779906.1208270189045 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
At home I use a Measure-rite cup with easy to read ounce graduations a= nd ratio marks, pour the oil in cans prior to filling with fuel.
 
On the road I use small bottles like Ed uses or one of those measuring= funnels with a hose and twist valve at the base if carrying oil in a singl= e big can.  Open the valve with the hose in the tank while the li= ne man puts in the gas for a good mix.  The hose slobbers oil for awhi= le after this so I wrap it in a rag to stow it afterward. 1 = oz per gallon on 2nd & 3rd gen engines, 1/2 to 3/4 oz per gal on Renesi= s.  
 
Tracy

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:10 AM, <WRJJRS@aol.com> wrote:
In a message dated 4/14/2008 7:06:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, ALVentures@cox.net wri= tes:

For those of you flying using 2-stroke pre-mix; what sugges= tions can you offer for easy and clean ways of dealing with the handling/me= asuring mixing the 2=97stroke oil.

 

Al (Expecting to get the plane back in the air this week wi= th it's added oil/water H. E.)

Al, For the racing RX-3 sedan we just poured direct from the bottle in= to the tank. The bottles are usually marked in ounces externally. Runn= ing RedLine 2 stroke synthetic we mixed about 120-140:1. You really don'= ;t have to have it anywhere near perfect. One caution; resist the temp= tation to mix over rich. It really doesn't help, and the oil burns hott= er than gas so keep it lean. Very little oil in the fuel will be fine.
Bill Jepson  




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