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Old 01-28-2015, 01:11 PM
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ffkiwi
 
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Running nicely-that sounds a very healthy PeeWee! . I do use afterrun oil (but nowhere as often and as regularly as I should!)-if your fuel contains castor then it is probably a good idea-but ideally you'd want to put a couple of drops down the air intake of the Pee Wee-the reason being the reed valve seating-the big bugbear with all the Cox reed valves-not just the PeeWee-is that the residue from castor fuel is very sticky-and will 'glue' the reed in place on its seat if the motor is allowed to sit around after running. [I'm talking weeks or months here-I doubt it will be an issue after only a few days-such as one weekend to the next] Result-the engine won't run next time-runs out the prime then stops. Afterrun oils usually have detergent and penetrative additives to help get in all the nooks and crannies-so certainly help in this situation. If you're not running castor then its not really an issue-but most of us prefer castor for the sake of the little end ball joint. If your background is R/C cars then you'll be used to low oil, medium nitro synthetic oil based fuels-which while admirable for their intended use, are less than ideal for Coxes.
So if you're going to run it again in a few days, I wouldn't worry-but if its going to be several weeks or longer before it gets used again, then by all means introduce it to some AR oil.....

ChrisM
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PS The TD 010s and 020s can be just as frustrating in use-even though they don't use reed valves-in their case it's the 3 tiny jet holes in the venturi, plus the feed hole in the needle valve banjo that block up with fuel residue....