Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.125] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3072594 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:51:58 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:51:57 -0800 Received: from 67.25.179.241 by bay3-dav95.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:51:57 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.25.179.241] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] marvel mystery oil? Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:51:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0063_01C40696.14A8BBC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Mar 2004 16:51:57.0595 (UTC) FILETIME=[FFF47EB0:01C406BF] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0063_01C40696.14A8BBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageI now use a witches' brew of 50% 2stroke & 50% MMO. I add the = oil mix while the fuel is going into the tank on cross country flights. = When at home, I put the oil in my jerry cans before filling. When you = have the problem you describe, turn on the fuel pump for a minute before = starting and the fuel return function will mix the oil sitting at the = bottom. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:46 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] marvel mystery oil? Greetings, Is anyone still using MMO for their fuel additive? I think Tracy used = it for a while, but I'm not sure if he still does. Is there a consensus = of whether this stuff will do the job for us? I add an extra 4 oz of it = to the RX-7 tank at every fill, but that doesn't prove much. =20 The reason I ask, is that I've been using a "normal" TC-3 type oil in = the plane. I've had a problem getting it to mix well, and it sometimes = wants to just sit in the low part of the tank. I'm sure I can shake, = slosh, etc the plane around enough to get it to mix, but I'd rather find = something that is thinner, and will stay in solution better. It just = seems like MMO would satisfy that requirement. =20 Thanks, Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0063_01C40696.14A8BBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I now use a witches' brew of 50% = 2stroke & 50%=20 MMO.  I add the oil mix while the fuel is going into the tank on = cross=20 country flights. When at home, I put the oil in my jerry cans before=20 filling.  When you have the problem you describe, turn on the fuel = pump for=20 a minute before starting and the fuel return function will mix the oil = sitting=20 at the bottom.
 
Tracy
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 = 10:46=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] marvel = mystery=20 oil?

Greetings,
 
Is anyone = still using MMO=20 for their fuel additive?  I think Tracy used it for a while, but = I'm not=20 sure if he still does.  Is there a consensus of whether this = stuff will=20 do the job for us?  I add an extra 4 oz of it to the RX-7 tank at = every=20 fill, but that doesn't prove much. 
 
The reason I = ask, is that=20 I've been using a "normal" TC-3 type oil in the plane.  I've had = a=20 problem getting it to mix well, and it sometimes wants to just sit in = the low=20 part of the tank.  I'm sure I can shake, slosh, etc the plane = around=20 enough to get it to mix, but I'd rather find something that is = thinner, and=20 will stay in solution better.  It just seems like MMO would = satisfy that=20 requirement. 
 
Thanks,
Rusty=20
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