daugen
Epic Contributor
I understand the condensation over the winter issue, but also had it drilled into me to change the oil at the end of the season, so over the winter the engine sat in clean oil, ready to go in the Spring. I guess if I lived along the Maine seacoast I might pull the plug and fog the engine too, but
otherwise, just let it slowly warm up and then get nice and hot on start up.
The only way I figured out how to keep track of my small engines and it's amazing how many of them there are, perhaps they are breeding...,
is to use a Dymo labeler and put the last oil change/service info on a one inch piece of tape. 04/13 10/30 syn plug for example, and it can
print out on two lines, one above the other so the tape piece is small. And it doesn't fall off so far on almost a dozen machines. That way when I check the oil, if it's not visibly dirty, I can make a judgment call easily whether to change or pass. Staples has them for about forty bucks and they have a heavy duty tape as an option, which I get.
Using synthetic oil, I have no problem going two years on my snowblower, for example, which got used all of once this winter for one hour. Though I started it up occasionally to warm it up. Actually, five hours or less, I probably wouldn't change conventional oil either.
Boy would I like a nice hoist or lift to make all this machinery set at just the most comfortable level to work on.
Doing maintenance is fun, but that concrete floor sure is hard on "older machinery".
otherwise, just let it slowly warm up and then get nice and hot on start up.
The only way I figured out how to keep track of my small engines and it's amazing how many of them there are, perhaps they are breeding...,
is to use a Dymo labeler and put the last oil change/service info on a one inch piece of tape. 04/13 10/30 syn plug for example, and it can
print out on two lines, one above the other so the tape piece is small. And it doesn't fall off so far on almost a dozen machines. That way when I check the oil, if it's not visibly dirty, I can make a judgment call easily whether to change or pass. Staples has them for about forty bucks and they have a heavy duty tape as an option, which I get.
Using synthetic oil, I have no problem going two years on my snowblower, for example, which got used all of once this winter for one hour. Though I started it up occasionally to warm it up. Actually, five hours or less, I probably wouldn't change conventional oil either.
Boy would I like a nice hoist or lift to make all this machinery set at just the most comfortable level to work on.
Doing maintenance is fun, but that concrete floor sure is hard on "older machinery".
