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Old 06-04-2002 | 03:30 PM
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Default Oil question for BME50....

The "ash" in two-stroke petroleum oil is created intentionally. It acts as a mild abrasive and is useful for removing combustion products from the engine. It is not "bad" - it is good.

Lawnboy two-strokes are massively heat-sinked. In fact, they are so massively heat-sinked that they are more akin thermally to a water-cooled two-stroke. Oddly enough, water-cooled two-strokes use "ashless" lubricant.

Hmm, see a pattern here?