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I do not have e-free gas available locally. I run AMSOIL Saber at 40:1 in everything and it seems to stay good for long periods of time and when a builder ripped one of my saws apart, he said the parts were well oiled. It also burns clean. It even seem to prevent the inferior bearings in Asian clone saws from failing, and one of my Asian 660s dynoed at 8.6 Hp.

I currently have 17 running saws, so some of them don't get used for long periods of time. (Different saws for different stuff). I like the 660s for milling and I have 5 of them, but sometimes I don't mill for long periods of time.

I would never say it is the best, but it works real darn well! Much, much better than the Stihl oil at 50:1 (and if you run that at 40:1 it is dirty).

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So something I've wondered for awhile if you Google running Dominator in saws it says it lacks corrosion inhibitors and fuel stabilizers. So is there an issue with that oil stuff sitting in that for a weeks? Months? Years? Sometimes I run saws non stop for a month and sometimes they sit without being touched for 3 or 4 months depending on the saw. Any issue with rust? Or is Google pulling this from something an idiot said on another form?
It has a rust inhibitor package just like the others, but it doesn’t have a fuel stabilizer. That came straight from an email to Amsoil
 

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It has a rust inhibitor package just like the others, but it doesn’t have a fuel stabilizer. That came straight from an email to Amsoil
Eggshooter proved that a few years ago. Put several different oils onto a piece of shiny steel and set them on a shelf for a year in his damp garage. Dominator didn’t rust at all.

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Eggshooter proved that a few years ago. Put several different oils onto a piece of shiny steel and set them on a shelf for a year in his damp garage. Dominator didn’t rust at all.

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Ok thanks! I hadn't seen that test.
 
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