Two stroke premix?
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Always buy the good stuff. There's a useful article on Wikipedia covering the significance of synthetic oil etc,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-stroke_oil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-stroke_oil
While mixing up 2 stroke fuel is easy, I have been seriously considering going down the Aspen pre-mix route for the extended working life of the fuel - as an irregular user of my chainsaws etc, it’ll just be easier to not having to worry about fuel going off in the tank or containers.
Haven’t looked at the costs yet…
Haven’t looked at the costs yet…
Premix is fine if you only use small amounts. Otherwise it is over double the cost of mixing it yourself.
You are only mixing two things it's not high level chemistry.
Plastic jug, smaller plastic beaker, both with lines drawn on, fill each to line and tip into cleaned out plastic 4 litre milk containers.
I mix about 12 litres at a time every couple of days in the autumn for the leaf blower and I'd struggle to take longer than 5 mins each time.
For peace of mind I use Tesco E5 petrol and Sthil Ultra and at the end of the season squirt a little Honda fuel stabilizer into the final few mixes.
You are only mixing two things it's not high level chemistry.
Plastic jug, smaller plastic beaker, both with lines drawn on, fill each to line and tip into cleaned out plastic 4 litre milk containers.
I mix about 12 litres at a time every couple of days in the autumn for the leaf blower and I'd struggle to take longer than 5 mins each time.
For peace of mind I use Tesco E5 petrol and Sthil Ultra and at the end of the season squirt a little Honda fuel stabilizer into the final few mixes.
Thanks guys but I was looking for a link to a forum on Piston Heads, where peeps race old 2strokes.
In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
I'm in my 70's but still ride bikes and prefer to exhibit small lightweigh jobbies at shows.
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
I'm in my 70's but still ride bikes and prefer to exhibit small lightweigh jobbies at shows.
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
lancepar said:
In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
Fuchs pro kr2 gives that smell and is also great oil. I’ve got my 7 year old hammering around the garden in a Franco morini engined 50 fuelled with that just for the smell.lancepar said:
Thanks guys but I was looking for a link to a forum on Piston Heads, where peeps race old 2strokes.
In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
I'm in my 70's but still ride bikes and prefer to exhibit small lightweigh jobbies at shows.
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
Umm, awkward..In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
I'm in my 70's but still ride bikes and prefer to exhibit small lightweigh jobbies at shows.
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
lancepar said:
Thanks guys but I was looking for a link to a forum on Piston Heads, where peeps race old 2strokes.
In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
I'm in my 70's but still ride bikes and prefer to exhibit small lightweigh jobbies at shows.
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
Maybe try posting in biker banter and see if that gets you any help? i think any premix/2stroke chat here will be garden machinery based.In the 60's we used to add a spot of R in the fuel tanks of our 4 strokes so that the smell of R could be sniffed.
I'm in my 70's but still ride bikes and prefer to exhibit small lightweigh jobbies at shows.
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
lancepar said:
I know the ratio for my recently aquired 50cc Romet and have used the correct ratio of R in the premix but how do I get the aroma stronger?
Castor oil creates the smell you seek; unfortunately modern 2 stroke oils tend to be synthetic blends. You could try mixing a little castor oil into what you are currently using; though it won’t run as clean. craigthecoupe said:
Maybe try posting in biker banter and see if that gets you any help? i think any premix/2stroke chat here will be garden machinery based.
My mistake the original post was to vague and so Admin redirected it to Homes, Gardens and DIY.I should have made it clear it was for a 2t motorcycle engine.
I'll try the suggestions already posted.
Can Admin repost to a Motorbike forum please.
Cheers
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