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Originally Posted By: boraticus Originally Posted By: Click Just my humble opinion on the Sabre 2 cycle oil and all of Amsoils previous versions of their 2 cycle oil: GREAT Ive used the 100-1 ratio mix since 1976 in outboards, leaf blowers, ice augers, weed wackers and garden tillers. Ive run...

Originally Posted By: tommygunn I wouldn't shoot one at 200 yards. 7.62x39 has the same ballistics as a 30-30, so do a search for hunting with a 30-30 for more info. Yep, lots of deer been taken over the years with a 30-30. Not going to make the long range shots that a 30-06 can make, but in a...

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit If only you knew what you were talking about. Quite frankly that's old news-producers have been expecting it for a few years now and it took effect last summer. The blenders credit wasn't killed, it simply wasn't renewed. The ethanol industry has gotten efficient...

Originally Posted By: Shannow I'd bet my left dangly that is NOT the reason for them dropping it. A state that I used to live in had mandatory annual pit inspections at 2 state run, utterly impartial inspection stations...yep it was a pain, but they DID pick up useful stuff, like the rear...

Originally Posted By: 1 FMF what is PYB ? Pennzoil Yellow Bottle, i.e. Pennzoil's conventional motor oil. It's a very good conventional motor oil.

If it was me and the manufacturer said not to use a specific grade of oil, then I wouldn't use that grade. The other thing that might be going on is that you may have overfilled the crankcase. That can definitely cause foaming.

Originally Posted By: 91344George Considering how virtually NOTHING is taken seriously in the US, and the DISGUSTING lack of professionalism in every part of business in the US I like it a lot, yes, I am of German descent as well, so perhaps it is genetic. There is NOTHING that annoys me more...

Originally Posted By: Kiwi_ME Our vehicle test here is once a year for cars up to five years old and once ever six months afterwards. It's similar and nearly as strict as the TUV, having been through both. We need it otherwise some here people would drive anything that moves. It doesn't help...

Originally Posted By: hemitom Earlier in this thread i had posted to never having a small engine plug fail ! . This is true. I did have a plug fail in one of my cars in which i had completely forgotten about. Are you ready for this it was the almighty NGK the plug was leaking combustion gas...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: engineerscott Isn't it a little odd that the Noack volatility for the 5W-30 is a bit worse than the Noack for the 5W-20? Not really. For example, Amsoil Signature Series 5w-30 has higher NOACK than their 5w-20 as well. Well, I suppose...

Isn't it a little odd that the Noack volatility for the 5W-30 is a bit worse than the Noack for the 5W-20?

Originally Posted By: boraticus Originally Posted By: 84zmyfavorite Use a Champion if possible. Uhhhh........Why? I have to agree. In the last 30 years I've had a few dud plugs, and most of the duds have been Champion/AC Delco/and a few Bosch but I've never had a bad NGK, and I've been using...

Originally Posted By: Nick R Originally Posted By: Robenstein I have always had good luck with Champions in MOPAR engines. There is no E3 available for my application. I checked at O Reillys for an E3 to maybe just give it a shot. The local farm store is cheaper than O Reillys anyways...

FYI, I've seen stuff like that come out of brand new engines even when a known brand of motor oil was used for the initial break in. I'd but some decent oil in it and run it for a couple of more hours and have another look at it. BTW, there are some very pale motor oils on the market today. The...

Another vote for NGK.