2 stroke in JD??

[flagmanruss]

Contemplating firing up the ole JD... been sitting a spell... It don't have no turbo or VP44 but I'm thinking the valves & rings could surely use some lube. I got plenty of dino 2 stoke. You guessed it, I'm thinking to dose it good. Any thoughts?Russ

[dorkweed]

I'd say, "Go For It"!! :thumbsup

[Mopar1973Man]

I don't see any reason why not... I would give it the 128:1 dose and take a rod and stir it up good in the tank. Then at least prime up the low pressure side with fresh fuel and fire it up...

[jlwelding]

Carefull where you stir you might fine the fuel gauge. I run it in my 4030 all the time.

[flagmanruss]

I was thinking of 60/1 double dose with the dino oil. I had not thought about mixing it up but my flat "fuel guage" stick should do fine (fuel guage has not worked since I owned the JD). The OEM float is in the side of the tank & I'm sure I can carefully avoid getting wrapped up in it. Yes, it'd be easy to crack the fuel filter drain & pump a bit of mixed fuel through with the priming lever. Once I get it running, I ought to just let it run a while to get limbered up.Russ

[Mopar1973Man]

Getting below 100:1 is to hot of a idea... remember all oils are natural cetane reducers... So if you get it too low it will trouble some to start. If you looking at HFRR number play with the calculator a bit for 2 cycle oil... http://mopar.mopar1973man.com/tips/cumm ... r-calc.htm

[keydl]

If it has set a while, pressurising the oil galleys with a quart of oil and a preluber.The volitils will evaporate - lowering the cetane #. Lower cetane is good - until there is trouble starting. Most times over a yearkeydl