RE: Brass clunk in gas fuel.
He's in Jamaica, the humidity there is 100% all the time. As his tank empties, the warm moist air replacing the fuel has probably 1/4 teaspoon of water in it. Do that over and over and some things gona start growing. Add to that, methanol in the gas that absorbs the water.
I imagine Karolh has chosen an oil that has after run protection built in.