RE: Bad Fuel - how?
I ran Red Max for about 20 years until they sent me a bad case. No oil. 3 days, 3 planes acted really funny. I couldn't figure it out. On the 3 rd day , I detonated an OS 46 on my little Cap232. Connecting rod, wrist pin , piston, bearings all junk.
I called them up. They said they had had a few other complaints that week. They said it was the same formula they had always used. The only difference was A NEW GUY WAS MIXING IT. Hmmmm. Well, they sent me a new case , but they didn't pay for the engine. Now I run Power Master. It gives about 500 rpm less power , but it runs cooler.