I try to buy the oils that provide a deep stain to the fuel as well. Some leave a very faint tint which leaves me nervous unless I know the gas was mixed the day before.
Nope, he got to purchase the replacement parts, and OEM 5105 pistons are NOT cheap!Did the son get a session in the woodshed with the hickory stick?
Ambull, what’s LL. Low lead? 102 octane
Yes 102 octane low lead. For some strange reason they won't allow you to put ethanol gas in aircraft, lol. But of course it is perfectly fine for everything else. This gas will never varnish up. It does evaporate quite a bit faster than pump gas.
Nope, he got to purchase the replacement parts, and OEM 5105 pistons are NOT cheap!
I keep the oil in my truck and just add it immediately before or after adding gas.I'm not scared of grabbing the wrong can, for I too have a very distinctively different can for pre-mix. What I am afraid of is forgetting to put the oil in the gas upon can fill-up. I always try to put the mix oil in before I head to the gas pump, but I'm getting older and I sometimes forget the weirdest things.
Anyone come up with an idiot-proof way to make sure the oil goes in the gas? Other than looking for dyed gas?
I have never done it either. I have two dedicated 5 gallon jugs, and a 2 gallon filler jug. When the 5 gallon jugs are empty, I run down to the local airport and fill them with 102LL fuel. I then mix in Amsoil Dominator oil using a 3 oz. Dixie cup, 5 cup fulls per jug. No ethanol, about 40:1. This stuff has a shelf life of at least 2 years and does not need stabilizer. Only bad thing is 10 gallons of this mix costs more than a $50 POS saw. Piece of mind is well worth it. The Dominator has a red color, so it would be completely obvious if somehow I forgot to put it in. I leave it in all my saws, and the carbs never need to be rebuilt, and fuel lines never need to be replaced. The 102LL would probably cause problems with catalytic converters, but I don't have any saws with cats in them.
Keep up the good work I'm around the 63 year mark Iv'e found since it was introduced coloured oil Blue, Green, Red or any colour that shows up in the mix helps to know the fuel contains oil our fuel is E free & I find keeping the metal fuel container as full as possible helps with the length of time the fuel stays OKMade it for 56 years this coming March without, hope my record holds til I can`t pick a saw up any longer.
Keep up the good work I'm around the 63 year mark Iv'e found since it was introduced coloured oil Blue, Green, Red or any colour that shows up in the mix helps to know the fuel contains oil our fuel is E free & I find keeping the metal fuel container as full as possible helps with the length of time the fuel stays OK
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