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Debating on if I want to use my final little bottle of red armor next or continue using my stash of vp [emoji848]


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They sure look nice when new like that ,hows it run ?
Not much trigger time on it yet but strong noodling hardwood over the weekend. My cousin has a huge Red Oak he needs help with so it'll get a workout soon. As of now it has a 20" bar and square full-skip. I have full comp too.
 

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Stopped running bike oils and started using RA.
Much betterer so far.
Bike oils are okay for milling and constant WOT running, but not good for regular home/camp use IMO
Motul 800 is a little much for firewood cutting, wet muffler & plug, but the 710 does well bucking and noodling with a dry muffler. The 710 viscosity is about half of 800. I also get a dry muffler with a 50/50 mix of the two. I use 93 octane non-E from Citgo because it's the closest to my house. My weed-eater likes 710....hates 800.
 

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Just got two 16 oz. bottles of VP from Wally for $3.50 each. Pretty much everything small engine is on sale, I stocked up on weedeater line. 100 foot rolls are $2.50 right now. Another thing I noticed is the packaging on pretty much all their super generic small engine stuff says it is made by Husqvarna. I'm sure it's not the same as OEM but it's probably respectable for the price.
 

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May try 710


I ran a few gallons mixed with ipone, saws tuned well, and ran well. Plenty of lube on the piston. Would be fine at 40:1

Only oil I have ran that has given some tuning issues was Mobil.

It was probably me but I noticed that when I was running KL 200 my 064 4 stroked very hard and noticeable at 13.8-14.2k

On Mobil it seemed like it was lean at 14.0k I tuned the saw to 13.5 and it ran fine
 

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May try 710


I ran a few gallons mixed with ipone, saws tuned well, and ran well. Plenty of lube on the piston. Would be fine at 40:1

Only oil I have ran that has given some tuning issues was Mobil.

It was probably me but I noticed that when I was running KL 200 my 064 4 stroked very hard and noticeable at 13.8-14.2k

On Mobil it seemed like it was lean at 14.0k I tuned the saw to 13.5 and it ran fine

Which ipone did you run? I something worry that the Snow Racing formula I'm running won't hold up in the heat.
 
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