Red Armor is the stuff!

[mdavlee]

its expensive here 3.50 per bottle for the 1 gallon mix and 6.00 for the 2.5 gallon mix.

Ouch. As high as stihl oil.

 

[Onan18]

What saw is that I may have missed it??

Husqvarna 272 XP 1996 vintage.

 

[mdavlee]

That piston looks fine. I'd scotchbrite that tiny carbon smear and maybe toss a new ring in it.

 

[Onan18]

That piston looks fine. I'd scotchbrite that tiny carbon smear and maybe toss a new ring in it.

I am saving it for future use but the customer specifically asked for a new piston.

 

[mdavlee]

I am saving it for future use but the customer specifically asked for a new piston.

I'd save it. I run much worse ones in my stuff. They seem to run fine.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Good to know! What do you think is better, Stilh or the Red Armor? I don't run my saws to much, but when I run them I'm going hard at it. lol Been running the stilh high perf gray bottle for years, but am open to better ideas.

 

[Onan18]

Good to know! What do you think is better, Stilh or the Red Armor? I don't run my saws to much, but when I run them I'm going hard at it. lol Been running the stilh high perf gray bottle for years, but am open to better ideas.

Red Armor is better IMHO, used to run Stihl oil myself, switched to Red Armor after seeing how well it works and never looked back.

Joe

 

[CoreyB]

I paid $9 for a 5 gal mix very expensive.

Good to know! What do you think is better, Stilh or the Red Armor? I don't run my saws to much, but when I run them I'm going hard at it. lol Been running the stilh high perf gray bottle for years, but am open to better ideas.

I do like it better then the Stihl ultra gray bottle.
Red armor doesn't stink as bad and burns cleaner. But as far as protection I have no clue but I won't use the stihl just for the 2 points above.

 

[Czed]

12.95 for 6 2.5 gallon mix bottles red armor at Bridgeport equipment nearly half what stihl ultra cost me I switched to it about two years ago I like it much better it really cleans the carbon out of the old saws I pick up as well.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Red Armor is better IMHO, used to run Stihl oil myself, switched to Red Armor after seeing how well it works and never looked back.

Joe

Thanks! Gonna have to try a bottle fer sure.

 

[Mark71gtx]

I have been using the Stihl Ultra for a while now. I have been reading about the Ultra leaving behind lots if deposits and have decided to switch oils. Seeing how this has cleaned up pistons (I checked the web site too) I think I have found my new oil. I have been running everything 50:1 for a while now, but I am considering the move to 32:1. I guess I would need to buy a quart or gallon size to do that though...

 

[jakethesnake]

Thanks! Gonna have to try a bottle fer sure.

I dislike the Stihl oil but I use it some There's much better oil out there this stuff were speaking of is pretty good seems lots of folk really like the klotz racing oil I've not personally used it though may try it once I burn through my lucas No gripes with the lucas this far I do avoid the stihl in general never liked it

 

[jakethesnake]

For the hell of it I run 40:1 even in ported

 

[CoreyB]

I run 42.5:1 lol 3 oz per gallon. Seems to work really well at least in my limited use. I will let you all know in 20 years if it doesn't hold up.

 

[jakethesnake]

I run 42.5:1 lol 3 oz per gallon. Seems to work really well at least in my limited use. I will let you all know in 20 years if it doesn't hold up.

Honestly that's probably bout where I'm at

 

[jakethesnake]

Red armor is good oil I'll agree with that one just takes a ride for me to get it though Plus if ima order online.....

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

I've been running 50:1.

 

[Mark71gtx]

I have had no trouble at 50:1, but I have some really old saws that I want o run more oil on simply because piston and cylinder kits have been NLA for decades... I want to run them. That I what they were made for. I take pride in bringing them back to life. It would be a shame to get it running and then just retire it to a shelf. They had already been shelved or tossed before they came to me.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

I have had no trouble at 50:1, but I have some really old saws that I want o run more oil on simply because piston and cylinder kits have been NLA for decades... I want to run them. That I what they were made for. I take pride in bringing them back to life. It would be a shame to get it running and then just retire it to a shelf. They had already been shelved or tossed before they came to me.

I here ya. lol I must be getting my ratios mixed.

 

[Mark71gtx]

Fuel : oil