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re: tkm petrol
Posted by 'itpro' on 12 Feb 2012 @ 23:32

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Hang on......

The more accuirate answer is..... it depends on your car/lawn mower/genny.

The more crude the motor, the less it matters. Usually, that will mean the OLDER the motor the less it matters. If your car has fuel injection.........

The oil from TKM fuel forms sticky nasty residue on the fuel lines, pumps, 'reservoirs'. etc.. It can 'gum' the rings and leave nasty glazes and residues in the cumbustion chamber and bore. It can clog the injectors.

Obviously, it's YOUR fuel and it's YOUR generator/lawn mower/genny so you can do what you want..... but.....

I used to put my TKM fuel in my most crude Flymo (2 stroke). It stopped working after a few years and I took it to Peter Hayward who serviced my garden stuff. Peter was also a 250cc International Karting champ and was racing before **I** was. We never discussed what oil I used in the Flymo but.....when I got the Flymo back, it came with a note...' stop using TKM oil in this ****** Flymo... it's too sticky and won't burn at Flymo temperatures'.

The choice is yours.

More safely, drain the fuel out of your kart. Put it into a sealed fuel can and use that for the next PRACTICE session. The use fresh fuel for the race day.

Ian

Message Thread:

TKM PETROL by 'Adstomko' (12 Feb 2012 @ 18:26)

re: tkm petrol by 'SamDan' (12 Feb 2012 @ 19:10)

re: tkm petrol by 'buzzinrussell' (12 Feb 2012 @ 20:53)

re: tkm petrol by 'Adstomko' (12 Feb 2012 @ 22:04)

re: tkm petrol by 'itpro' << You are here!

re: tkm petrol by 'itpro' (13 Feb 2012 @ 2:00)

re: tkm petrol by 'John' (13 Feb 2012 @ 12:36)

re: tkm petrol by 'racingjase' (13 Feb 2012 @ 12:45)

re: tkm petrol by 'JDsRs' (13 Feb 2012 @ 14:07)

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