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I have 4 days of work with my 564, until now it's running flawless. -
bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Adding a zinc based additive is not a good idea at all.
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Yes, it most certainly is. Two stroke pistons always run hotter than four strokes. It certainly has nothing to do with the sparkplug...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Tuning influences that sort of thing as much or more so than oil or oil ratio. Increasing your spark plug gap just increases the stress...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Here is a plug ran on Redarmor from a Redmax Blower and a Redmax Trimmer. I believe these had a partial season of my sons lawn care...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Spark plug heat range doesn't measure what you think it does. Its measures how hot the electrode runs, not how hot the combustion...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....I cant comment on what would protect your cam better other than to say I dont think there woukd be much difference. A 4 mix motor runs...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....P66 makes alot of the OEM oils and has for some time.
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....I would tell you that there isn't a fully synthetic oil, both 2 or 4 cycle thats commonly sold in the US. All have carrier oil...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Stens would probably pass the standard tests for FD. However, passing is a minimal spec. Many oils surpass FD by a fair amount. Keep...
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In my eyes, an equivalent to Stihl ultra would be something like a cheap multipurpose oil from Quaker State or Pennsoil. Even the...
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While I'm waiting for the 564xpg to land at my place, I took the time to order the xpg wrap handle and spike kit. I don't have many...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....No oil can meet both FD and TCW3. You are crazy if you think Stihl would give you a straight answer. Fully synthetic is a marketing...
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Good on him. Most dealers have drank the Koolaide that Ultra is the best thing since sliced bread.
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bwalker replied to the thread Oil questions....Why do you think those are ruled out? Why did you expect to get good information from Stihl or a dealer?
