I was dropping my generator off at the service center. This place wasn't a service center, but a beast of a machine shop! Talk about a competent group of guys (or so it seems)... anyways, of interest.
The guy mentioned that he has been having a few customers returning with terribly galled cylinders on 2 cycle engines. The conclusion they came to was that it appears that some old 2 cycle engine oils have degraded performance in ethanol gas, reduced lubricity. The shop couldnt confirm anything, but said to try synthetic oil, and the problem stopped reoccurring.
true or not, they seemed to have a connection between old style oils (he didnt mention any brands), ethanol gas, and failed engines. They suggested any echo oils, or anything thats synthetic. And pretty much any stabilizer is good, as long as it says it is good for ethanol engines. They use sta-bil.
I will go that route with with oils... figured I would post it here.
The guy mentioned that he has been having a few customers returning with terribly galled cylinders on 2 cycle engines. The conclusion they came to was that it appears that some old 2 cycle engine oils have degraded performance in ethanol gas, reduced lubricity. The shop couldnt confirm anything, but said to try synthetic oil, and the problem stopped reoccurring.
true or not, they seemed to have a connection between old style oils (he didnt mention any brands), ethanol gas, and failed engines. They suggested any echo oils, or anything thats synthetic. And pretty much any stabilizer is good, as long as it says it is good for ethanol engines. They use sta-bil.
I will go that route with with oils... figured I would post it here.