I'm not remotely suggesting it's not good oil. But I'm not going to use it just because it says Stihl on the bottle, or because everyone else is running it. The fact that it's very good doesn't mean it's the best. It's my perfectionistic, or OCD, tendencies coming out, lol. I'm not knocking you, I just enjoy the search and want to run the best oil I can. I've gotten a lot of great replies here, and I appreciate it. Hopefully it benifits others along the way.
Hey Brad
Finally after my 36hr shift I can log back on and am really happy reading the last pages of this thread.
I would like to recapitulate a few things:
1. A racing bike company recommends regular gas for engines designed for it.
2. You are experimenting with oil after your experience, as far as I remember, of an AS log cutter running a really lean saw with baileys woodland pro oil, and the inside looked execellent.
3. You are not only running your saw oil rich => 32:1, but also runnig it slower than it's designed for and are irritated about carbon build up.
For me the essence of this discussion sofar is quite easy.
1. Buy regular 89 octane gas. No high octane or race gas or anything else special.
2. Run my full synthetic unknown brand at ~ 40:1.
3. Always mix small batches that I can use up in a short time.
4. Stay close to max rpm the saw is designed for, at least that is sufficient for my needs and I would never notice the difference when cutting my firewood.
Good luck amigo!
And I am really interested in the next posts comming in.
Greetings
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