What oil is best? and what ratio?

[Tomos770]

I think switching fuels to renewable sources will help keep internal combustion engines viable instead of us being force fed battery everything.

Earth has only "X" amount of soil to feed us (and we are growing as an population)......

 

[Bill G]

Earth has only "X" amount of soil to feed us (and we are growing as an population)......

Well we have a limited amount of fossil fuels also and dependent on a very small group that control it

 

[Partner]

It's harder for a rich person to starve, although they are also more tempted to use stimulants

 

[full chizel]

They run Indy cars on ethanol but if course it is a bit different blend

NASCAR does too

 

[Bill G]

NASCAR does too

I did not know that. I used to follow NASCAR but they have went downhill over the last 15 years. We went to Indy for the Brickyard 400 from the first year in 1994 until 2002. We had penthouse box seats and they cost and arm and a leg back then. I cannot imagine what they cost today.

 

[full chizel]

I did not know that. I used to follow NASCAR but they have went downhill over the last 15 years. We went to Indy for the Brickyard 400 from the first year in 1994 until 2002. We had penthouse box seats and they cost and arm and a leg back then. I cannot imagine what they cost today.

Sunoco E15 98 octane

They ruined it with the segmented races. Racing changed when Dale Earnhardt died.

 

[Bill G]

Sunoco E15 98 octane

They ruined it with the segmented races. Racing changed when Dale Earnhardt died.

My father was at Daytona when he was killed. I despised Dale Sr but never, ever wished that on him. He was dirty but man could he drive

 

[Bill G]

I remember 1990 when it looked like he was finally going to win his first Daytona 500.......then a half a lap to go and his tire shredded. Dad was down there for that one too......he hated Dale SR

 

[Wilhelm]

So, on a semi related note, what do you do to preserve the fuel system of a saw or other two stroke that is only used sporadically? I love my saws but don't get to run them as much as I would. So they can go for weeks at a time without being used. What I have always done is, when I mix up a new can of fuel, dump out the old fuel in the saws to burn in my four strokes. Then I fill each one up about half way and run it for a few minutes to circulate the new fuel. This is what works for me at least, of course I always use fuel stabilizer.

Store any 2-stroke equipment with a FULL tank of fuel!
Try and start/idle/blip/pissrew them once a month, at least every two, then refuel.

Works for me on all my Dolmar chainsaws and my 2 supermarket weed whackers.

I can't get E-free pump gas, and I am not paying for that other stuff.

 

[Loony661]

Store any 2-stroke equipment with a FULL tank of fuel!
Try and start/idle/blip/pissrew them once a month, at least every two, then refuel.

Works for me on all my Dolmar chainsaws and my 2 supermarket weed whackers.

I can't get E-free pump gas, and I am not paying for that other stuff.

This!! If you take away the oxygen from the fuel tank (by keeping it as full as possible) you all but stop the fuel from breaking down. Running the saw dry accelerates the carb diaphragms drying up and breaking down as well. Keep your saws and weed trimmers full, and you won’t have near the problems with long term storage.

 

[Wilhelm]

This!! If you take away the oxygen from the fuel tank (by keeping it as full as possible) you all but stop the fuel from breaking down. Running the saw dry accelerates the carb diaphragms drying up and breaking down as well. Keep your saws and weed trimmers full, and you won’t have near the problems with long term storage.

There!
I knew I wasn't insane.
Well, not completely - yet!

Fill the fuel tank to the brim, screw in the cap, wipe the excess spilling fuel off with a cotton cloth.

Old Sachs-Dolmar chainsaw manuals specifically state to store their saws fueled to prevent carb diaphragm deterioration from dry/wet cycling it!

 

[FergusonTO35]

Awesome, will do!

 

[EFSM]

Fill the fuel tank to the brim, screw in the cap, wipe the excess spilling fuel off with a cotton cloth.

This also helps reduce the amount of condensation that can form inside the tank. In the humidity we get in the summer, condensation can form very quickly.

 

[Duce]

This also helps reduce the amount of condensation that can form inside the tank. In the humidity we get in the summer, condensation can form very quickly.

What happens when you top them off in cold weather and then it becomes hot outside. Does expansion cause any problems?

 

[EFSM]

What happens when you top them off in cold weather and then it becomes hot outside. Does expansion cause any problems?

I've never had a problem. Usually tank vents are designed to hold 7-15 psi before they release. As a rule, liquid doesn't expand much with a temperature increase (gas is 1% for every 15* temp change). Now if your tank is half full of air then that can build up a fair amount of pressure which could cause problems if your carburetor doesn't seal well.

 

[pbillyi69]

So, on a semi related note, what do you do to preserve the fuel system of a saw or other two stroke that is only used sporadically? I love my saws but don't get to run them as much as I would. So they can go for weeks at a time without being used. What I have always done is, when I mix up a new can of fuel, dump out the old fuel in the saws to burn in my four strokes. Then I fill each one up about half way and run it for a few minutes to circulate the new fuel. This is what works for me at least, of course I always use fuel stabilizer.

if i know im not going to use something for a long time. i dump the fuel out and start it and let it idle til it dies. then pull it over again until it wont start. i always run e free gas and good oil. i buy gas and put stabil in and put a date on the can so i know how old the gas is. i havent had any issues with any of my equipment. i forgot to dump the gas out of my pole saw one time i hadnt run it in two years and it fired right up and ran fine.

I did not know that. I used to follow NASCAR but they have went downhill over the last 15 years. We went to Indy for the Brickyard 400 from the first year in 1994 until 2002. We had penthouse box seats and they cost and arm and a leg back then. I cannot imagine what they cost today.

sundays race finish was the closest in nascar history .001 the gap from 1st to 4th was .003 or something like that it was crazy

 

[Bill G]

if i know im not going to use something for a long time. i dump the fuel out and start it and let it idle til it dies. then pull it over again until it wont start. i always run e free gas and good oil. i buy gas and put stabil in and put a date on the can so i know how old the gas is. i havent had any issues with any of my equipment. i forgot to dump the gas out of my pole saw one time i hadnt run it in two years and it fired right up and ran fine.

sundays race finish was the closest in nascar history .001 the gap from 1st to 4th was .003 or something like that it was crazy

The problem was it was on pay TV

 

[pbillyi69]

i have pay tv now...but half the season is on broadcast tv

 

[Bill G]

i have pay tv now...but half the season is on broadcast tv

Yes I know Fox broadcasts some of them. Years ago (40 or more years) Daytona in February, Michigan in June, and Talladega in August were on I believe CBS. That was all we got to see. The Indianapolis 500 was on I believe ABC but was time delayed and shown in prime time. I remember watching the June Michigan race in either 1984 or 1985 when Bill Elliot lapped the field.

 

[pbillyi69]

now the races are split between fox and nbc. fox gets the first half of the season and nbc gets the second half.