Oil questions...

[Al Smith]

The great oil debate never dies .---enough said --

 

[hacskaroly]

The great oil debate never dies .---enough said --

I tried to redirect it to an existing thread

 

[Fabulous]

I guess it depends on the build. I’ve tried running 32:1 and unless I’m working the heck out of the saw it seems to accumulate more carbon than 50:1 - IT could be the fuel itself is causing this. While pricey, the canned motomix alkylate fuel has served me very well and I use it on my smaller (40-60cc) saws. Obviously running a 395xp on it will cost an arm and a leg so IF I have a lot of large bar work (up to 5gal) I will use pump gas and mix my own. After I’m done I’ll drain the remainder and fill 1/2 way with the motomix and run it for a few minutes to “flush” out the pump fuel. I’ve noticed FAR fewer issues doing it thus way especially if the saw is going to sit on the shelf for weeks or months until it’s next use

 

[RCBS]

I used to refer to 'heavy' oil as running 'rich'. An old dirtbike mechanic corrected me. Increased oil means less fuel. This is when I realized that you can adjust the tune of a 2T by the screws or by the amount of mix added to oil. He explained that certain bikes he tuned 'rich' with the jetting and allowed 40/50:1 mix ratios and others would tune better using oil to lean the fuel 20/32:1 while using larger jets. It's not just conjecture on his part either. Everyone around here knows he's the guy to take your bike to if you have a fueling issue needing sorted or you just want it to run as well as it can, in it's current state.

 

[bwalker]

I guess it depends on the build. I’ve tried running 32:1 and unless I’m working the heck out of the saw it seems to accumulate more carbon than 50:1 - IT could be the fuel itself is causing this. While pricey, the canned motomix alkylate fuel has served me very well and I use it on my smaller (40-60cc) saws. Obviously running a 395xp on it will cost an arm and a leg so IF I have a lot of large bar work (up to 5gal) I will use pump gas and mix my own. After I’m done I’ll drain the remainder and fill 1/2 way with the motomix and run it for a few minutes to “flush” out the pump fuel. I’ve noticed FAR fewer issues doing it thus way especially if the saw is going to sit on the shelf for weeks or months until it’s next use

Tuning issue.

 

[bwalker]

I used to refer to 'heavy' oil as running 'rich'. An old dirtbike mechanic corrected me. Increased oil means less fuel. This is when I realized that you can adjust the tune of a 2T by the screws or by the amount of mix added to oil. He explained that certain bikes he tuned 'rich' with the jetting and allowed 40/50:1 mix ratios and others would tune better using oil to lean the fuel 20/32:1 while using larger jets. It's not just conjecture on his part either. Everyone around here knows he's the guy to take your bike to if you have a fueling issue needing sorted or you just want it to run as well as it can, in it's current state.

The differance between 50:1 and 25:1 is less than one jet size in a bike. Temperature has a much greater effect.