Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #42166
From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
Sender: <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 2-stroke oil
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:30:36 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
I doubt that it matters but I'm surprised about the 'not for water cooled engines' part.  The TCW-3 rating is by the BIA (Boating Industry of America).  I haven't seen an air cooled boat motor in a very long time.  
 
I've burned a lot of Super-Tech oil and MMO over the last 14 years with no problems. 
Tracy
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net> wrote:

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.

 

The only 2-stroke oil I could find at the local Walmart was called Super-Tech, and I couldn't find any certifications on it anywhere.  Is MMO proven for this application?  My research also indicates that the TCW-3 rating only is not recommended for watercraft (water-cooled engines), where the NMMA rating is required. So do we best get the stuff for air-cooled 2-stroke – which probably run hotter; the stuff for watercraft – which probably run cooler; or something else (other than Redline).  Or is there no data to support a choice and I'm over-analyzing and it doesn't matter anyway.

 

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.

If you were doing the 50-50 MMO at the time, that could make a difference.  It contains both toluene and xylene which are very combustible. Some 2-stroke oils contain other octane enhancers.  The Super-Tech is 'pre-diluted' ("with what"? you may ask) to make it mix more readily with fuel. 

 

What Pre-mix ratio??  IIRC, I've heard on this list to use about 1 oz per gallon, which is about 130:1.  Most 2-stroke applications are somewhere in the 20 to 50 : 1.

 

Al (Still grounded working on mods)


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