Fl_Richard
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Re: VRO YES or NO
You guys just keep measuring and mixing.
I'll just keep my tanks filled.
You guys just keep measuring and mixing.
I'll just keep my tanks filled.
You guys just keep measuring and mixing.
I'll just keep my tanks filled.
lol.
did you guys see my link?
Your link doesn't work. Takes you to forum rules and regs.
Is that your point? No dissent allowed? I have found that to be true here.
You can't disagree.
OK, that really helps becuase those calcualtions are so tough for us dummies. I now know you know better than me what is or isn't convenient for me or how reliable I am compared to a well running mechanical device. I'll disable my system immediately! Thanks for your insight.Dumping a quart of oil into 12 gallons of gas ain't rocket science.
24 gals = 2 quarts
36 gals = 3 quarts
48 gals = 1 gallon of oil
96 gals = 2 gallons of oil
and so on...........
Do the math, mix the gas, it isn't EVER going to fail.
OK, that really helps becuase those calcualtions are so tough for us dummies. I now know you know better than me what is or isn't convenient for me or how reliable I am compared to a well running mechanical device. I'll disable my system immediately! Thanks for your insight.
It isn't about convenience, it's about keeping the correct amount of oil mixed with the gas so your motor doesn't go to hell.
If it were about convenience every motor would be a four stroke and this debate would be moot.
Here's my dilemma on this.
(Hello by the way, been reading the forums for awhile now but haven't really participated yet).
I just purchased a used 1995 115hp 60-degree v4 Intruder. It's in the shop now to have the carbs re-built (been sitting for 2 years and will barely run; bunch of bad gas was sitting in it). Mechanic feels that the oil pump is fine and should be kept connected. Problem is, the motor/pump is 15 years old now. And well, 15 years for anything is pretty old, and everything fails eventually; nothing lasts forever!
So lets say I clean out the screen in the oil tank to make sure there's no blockage and all that jazz. With a guy like me picking up a 15-year old motor, and lets say the oil pump is currently working, how much longer do I have? Truth is, I really don't know.
My wife and I have our first kid on the way, and it was like pulling teeth just trying to get this used fishing boat. I really can't afford an oil pump dying on me then destroying the whole engine. The repair price would be more than what I paid for the boat! So for someone like me, I think this changes things.. I know that as long as I'm alive I'll have the ability to mix oil and gas. I can't really say the same for the oil pump.
I'm not disconnecting it yet.. more to post on here to find out what's the LONGEST someone has had the oil pump in operation? Anyone going on 20+ years with the original pump?
OK, that really helps becuase those calcualtions are so tough for us dummies. I now know you know better than me what is or isn't convenient for me or how reliable I am compared to a well running mechanical device. I'll disable my system immediately! Thanks for your insight.
Your point is?
My point is that you are (sacastically) talking about what is convenient for you.
If you aren't reliable enough to measure out a 50:1 fuel mixture, I strongly question your ability to get back to shore when your "well running mechanical device" craps out while underway and you have to mix your fuel in the tank.
Like I said, it isn't about convenience.