Bayou Dave
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I have about 3 quarts of 2 stroke TCW oil left over from when I had a 2 stroke motor. What can I use this left over oil for?
run it in your chain saw
For bar oil. Chains saws run too hot for that oil.
I remember when 2-stroke oil was simply 30 weight oil
I remember when 2-stroke oil was simply 30 weight oil
The "W" in TCW means "water cooled". Not good for air cooled two strokes. The Ash content is different.
Gee, when I was a kid at a marine camp, the counselors used 2 cycle oil as sun tan lotion.
Of course, sun tan lotion and sun block hadn't yet been invented, and they didn't have any baby oil.
I don't recommend you use it like that, BTW
Sunscreen was invented in the late 70s, for those who are too young to remember. Before that there was some lotions to replace moisture lost, and of course, baby oil...
TCW-2 appeared in the mid 1980s, I had just bought several cases of Merc TCW oil in 86(still have a few bottles laying around). The TCw-3 came out in the mid to late 90s. There are oils superior to TCW-3, which are needed by the DI engines(FICHT, Opti-Max, and E-tec), but BRP and Merc, being the Engines manufacturers aren't bothered to push for a TCW-4 cert.
As for the OPs question as to what to do with it, we used a lot of it to help start campfires, brought that boating smell to the firepit, also helped keep the Mosquitoes at bay.