Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 543407 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:44:48 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.64; envelope-from=kenpowell@comcast.net Received: from 204.127.205.142 (sccrwbc58.attbi.com[204.127.205.158]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <2004112318440801600ko5ble>; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:44:18 +0000 Received: from [166.102.160.133] by 204.127.205.142; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:44:07 +0000 From: kenpowell@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: how do you carry, and measure oil? oil fuel mixing Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:44:07 +0000 Message-Id: <112320041844.20720.41A384F7000B023B000050F0220588636004040A99019F020A05@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Nov 11 2004) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VucG93ZWxsQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20720_1101235447_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20720_1101235447_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have seen early versions of Belray (early 70's) do as Bernie says. Also, Castor bean based oils will also settle out when the temp falls below freezing. I don't know why, but I used to run this stuff in the early 70's and have seen this happen. Not important to this conversation except to show that sometimes unexpected things happen. Lastly, good 2-stroke oil has very strong detergents to fight carbon - this is the environment that the oil was designed for. I can't speak to the effectiveness of MM except that a lot of people obviously like it. Ken Powell -------------- Original message -------------- > > Tracy, > > The synthetic 2-stroke will settle out, I have seen this in plastic jugs. > > The other thing that no one is talking about is the loss of octane rating when > fuel has premix. This is a concern in 2-stroke due to detonation, maybe not a > concern with rotarys. > > Bernie Kerr, N19VX > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20720_1101235447_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

I have seen early versions of Belray (early 70's) do as Bernie says. Also, Castor bean based oils will also settle out when the temp falls below freezing. I don't know why, but I used to run this stuff in the early 70's and have seen this happen. Not important to this conversation except to show that sometimes unexpected things happen.

Lastly, good 2-stroke oil has very strong detergents to fight carbon - this is the environment that the oil was designed for. I can't speak to the effectiveness of MM except that a lot of people obviously like it.

Ken Powell

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>
> Tracy,
>
> The synthetic 2-stroke will settle out, I have seen this in plastic jugs.
>
> The other thing that no one is talking about is the loss of octane rating when
> fuel has premix. This is a concern in 2-stroke due to detonation, maybe not a
> concern with rotarys.
>
> Bernie Kerr, N19VX
>
> >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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