Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #8437
From: marc mularz <mularzm@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Mixing two stroke oil
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 15:05:27
To: <flyrotary@olsusa.com>
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Tracy is right on track here (as if his years of experience need my two
cents) with the idea of a solution.  The key is getting the oil mixed with
the fuel, once there, it will remain in solution.  Mixing it with the fuel
requires some type of agitation due to the viscosity differences between
them.  Try mixing corn syrup with water if you need to see what I'm talking
about.  Once mixed though, you will have no problems.

Take care, Marc M


>From: "Tracy Crook" <rotaryaviation@yahoo.com>
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>To those concerned about oil "separating out of the fuel when sitting", I
>have never seen it happen in 33 years and 2250 flight hours worth of mixing
>two stroke oil.  Oil and fuel is a "solution" not a mixture, so I don't
>think it really happens, at least not with any of the two stroke oils I
>have
>used.  The only problem I've ever had was with carbureted engines where I
>left fuel in the carb bowls and let it sit & evaporate over an extended
>time.  This leaves the non volatile components of the mix coating the guts
>of the carb which is a real mess to clean up.

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