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nkaminar · 12-03-2021, 07:55 PM

Have any of you looked at old movies of race cars in the early part of the last century. You will find a cloud of exhaust following each car. The reason is that the would run a large amount of oil in the gasoline. The lubrication of the early engines was crude and not adequate for racing. So thus the cloud of exhaust.

Two cycle engines run quite well on 40 to 1 gasoline to oil. The two cycle oil is designed to burn clean but also lubricate the bearings in the crankcase and piston and rings. The two cycle oil does not leave ash or carbon in the combustion chamber. I am not saying that you should run MMO as two cycle oil in your chain saw, but that maybe two cycle oil might be a good choice for added lubrication in the engine. I think MMO has solvent properties, so it might be the better choice.

12-03-2021, 07:55 PM	#7
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Marvel vs Ampco Oiler Have any of you looked at old movies of race cars in the early part of the last century. You will find a cloud of exhaust following each car. The reason is that the would run a large amount of oil in the gasoline. The lubrication of the early engines was crude and not adequate for racing. So thus the cloud of exhaust. Two cycle engines run quite well on 40 to 1 gasoline to oil. The two cycle oil is designed to burn clean but also lubricate the bearings in the crankcase and piston and rings. The two cycle oil does not leave ash or carbon in the combustion chamber. I am not saying that you should run MMO as two cycle oil in your chain saw, but that maybe two cycle oil might be a good choice for added lubrication in the engine. I think MMO has solvent properties, so it might be the better choice. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.