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Rusty, can you find bunch
of disposable 5 oz bottles and toss them out after use? Make sure you leave
expansion room by squeezing the bottle slightly before sealing the
cap.
Bulent
Hi Bulent, Actually, the 5 oz thing was just an
example of what I do for the 5 gallon jugs I was using to fill the plane.
There would be no problem continuing to use the measuring cup for hanger use,
but even that won't be necessary very soon.
By the end of Thanksgiving weekend, I'll have
a 91 gallon tank installed in the truck, complete with 12V fuel pump and
meter. When I start using that, I'll have to either add
oil to the transfer tank when I fill it at the station, or leave the fuel in the
transfer tank clean, and add oil as I fill the plane at the hanger.
That's actually why I asked the question about using less than 1 oz/gal of
oil. My other engine is a 912ULS, which requires premium, and would
prefer to not have oil. I have it from a reliable source that using MMO in
the 912 won't hurt a thing, particularly if you keep the concentration as
low as possible. It also won't hurt other engines it seems, so I've been
thinking of going back to MMO, and just mixing it in the transfer tank.
One thing's for sure, it would stay mixed up as I
drive.
The problem is how to add oil when filling up at
another airport. Clearly, from the responses, I'm worrying too much about
exact ratios. I'll probably just buy a few quarts of MMO, then reuse the
bottles by filling them from gallon containers. They seem to be pretty
heavy duty bottles, and have a nice long neck, so it's probably as good as
any.
Thanks,
Rusty (will never fill the plane without thinking about
alligators)
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