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Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:22
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 2-stroke
oil
For the premix oil I use any good BIA cert. TCW-3 2-stroke oil mixed
50-50 with MMO both of which come from Walmart. Any of the Redline
2-stroke oils would be excellent, including the snomobile stuff.
Let us know if you notice any change when you go to premix. My old
1988 RX-7 felt spunkier when I started using premix in it but it was an old
150K mile beater.
The bottle says Mobile 1 is compatible with standard mineral oil so I'm
sure a bit of the old stuff in the system won't hurt.
Ignore my rantings on big oil pans and go flying :>)
Tracy
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Al Gietzen <
ALVentures@cox.net> wrote:
I go for the 15W - 50 Mobile 1 cause it has
more Zinc for the gears & bearings than the lighter weights.
Straight 40W Redline would be even better but I can't get it at
Walmart and I'm cheap.
Tracy;
What 2-stroke oil
do you use, and can you get it at Walmart? I note that Redline has a
number of different 2-stroke oils, the gallon size for snowmobiles being the
least expensive. Would that work?
BTW, I use a 4
qt sump even on the 20B. I don't understand the appeal of great big
oil pans. Why carry all that extra weight
The bigger pans
make sense if you are using the OMP from the pan. I made my custom
pan at 8-quarts for that reason; but when I go to premix I'll probably
carry 5-6. My 'low oil' light comes on below about 4
quarts.
BTW; is there
an issue with a bit of mineral based oil mixed in with the
synthetic? When I drain the oil there is still about ½ quart in the
oil cooler, and I'm sure some in other lines and other
places.
Al