[SEL] Joining the smokers

[Best, George]

Ron,

>From years of reading Dave's and Arnie's Maytag postings, I'm well aware their mix ratio should not be used unless you want a boat anchor.

The engine I spotted is a single cylinder one, but I didn't check it close enough to see what model it is.

Any problem in using 2-cycle oil mixed with the gas rather than 30w ND?


Hmmmm.... just remembered I actually have a real nice 1 gallon Maytag oil can and it actually still has some oil in it.  Shouldn't be any problem if I use that oil.    Don't remember now where I got that can, but am fairly certain it has original oil in it.

George

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of maytagtwin at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] Joining the smokers


Hi George,

First, I wish to commend you for having the good sense to bring this poor orphan Maytag Engine into your shop.  You have a physical reminder of an important stage of development of our nation's quality of life.  Prior to the advent of the Maytag Engine many folks who even bothered to wash their clothing, would do it by stirring the clothes with a stick in a pot of boiling water, with lye soap used to reduce surface tension.  Since birth control was not yet freely available from the government, the children in the family would resemble stairsteps and would number from 9 on up to who knows how many.  Children being in constant need of amusement and essentially cruel in their treatment of each other, some of the littler ones were bound to be pushed into the pot from time to time.   Arnie and Evil Dave were lucky to have avoided such a fate.  Given their disdain for the wonderful Maytag Engine their clothes probably weren't all that clean, either.

But, I digress.  Second, ignore those gas/oil ratios  offered up from Evil Dave and Arnie.  Go back to the traditional formula, 16 parts gasoline to one part 30 wt. non-detergent motor oil.  You can reduce the smoke considerable by running the engine under load.  The single cylinder model 92 has hit and miss governing with constant fuel supply.  Under no load it may fire only every 15 or 20 revolutions so you can see considerable gas/oil mix is pumping through the engine creating a smoky exhaust.

So, do be kind to your fine little Maytag Engine.

Regards,
Ron Carroll
Clearmont, MO    




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