ORIGINAL: Josey Wales
ORIGINAL: Artisan
Some carbon build-up is normal and acceptable. It is also unavoidable. The engine does not need to be pristinely clean in order to run properly/healthy.
As others have mentioned, the only way to completely clean the engine will require that you perform unnecessary maintenance on the engine. Honing the cylinder for a new ring(s) wears the cylinder and risks damaging the cylinder - all for nothing.
Run your engine with a normally leaned mixture and stop worrying about a little carbon. If it really bothers you, some folks are running Bel-Ray two-stroke oil, which they claim eliminates carbon build-up. At $50 a gallon, it better do something different. <G>
Ive been running 80:1 Amsoil but since I have to mail-order it costs even more than the Bel-Ray..I can now get the Bel Ray local and I just mixed a gallon up to try it..I guess then Ill leave the engine alone since it runs perfect..Thanks
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We're just talking here and I certainly do not claim to be expert in this field, as are others such as RCIgnition, etc.
I too am running Amsoil at the moment and I fully intend to try some Bel-Ray oil eventually. Just for hoots. However, I wouldn't worry about using the cheapest grade of oil available as long as it met the manufacturer's specs, were I in a financial pinch. I am not insinuating that you are in such a pinch.
I suspect that too much is made of the differences in oils. With today's engines, there really isn't much interaction between owner and engine. Most are sufficiently complicated that the average guy doesn't work on his own engines. They are sent back to the "factory" for any and all work, or to a specialist. What's left to do/decide about your engine? Fuel and oil. That's about it. Cults spring up regarding this or that additive or oil. I've seen it going on for over fifty years in automobiles, motorcycles, lawnmowers, outboard motors, chainsaws, model airplanes, etc.