Rick What is fogging oil? I know its sold under that name even at Canadian Tire in Canada but I am wondering what makes it different from any lube oil that is applied as a fine mist, I think you called it "atomized"
Dwight Veinot Alianna C&C 35 MKII Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Dwight; > > > > Diesel fuel doesn’t actually have much value as a lubricant. If you are > ever so unfortunate as to have to keep your hands immersed in a pan of it > (as when you rebuild a rotary injection pump0 you will notice that it > actually feels like an astringent. Most of the lubricity used to come from > the sulphur in the fuel, and almost all of that is gone from ULS diesel you > purchase today. > > > > That’s why most engine manufacturers encourage adding lubricating > additives (Stanadyne is most common, Lucas is also recommended) to fuel > used in pre-ULS engines. Say 2007-2010 emissions compliant engines > depending on size and country. > > > > Fogging in the spring really doesn’t accomplish much – a better practice > would be to do it at layup if you do it at all - unless you want an extra > shot of combustible oil to help get the cold Yanmar started. This isn’t > uncommon on Yanmar engines, we used to need to do it all the time on the 4 > cylinder Yanmars used in forklifts in cooler climates. But most of the > diesel mechanics I’ve know over the years use WD40 for that. (Not to start > another discussion, but the common opinion among industrial diesel techs > seems to be that starting fluid is about the only application WD40 is good > for.) > > > > Rick Brass > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *dwight > veinot > *Sent:* Saturday, November 30, 2013 11:19 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Winterizing > > > > Ken > > What C&C MKII do you have? > > So I guess I won't be putting any oil in the air intake come spring, never > did that before anyway...diesel fuel seems quite 'oily" on its own, I think > someone pointed that out already > > > Dwight Veinot > > Alianna > C&C 35 MKII > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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