Measuring fuel additives

[Bob_Young]

Well, I've got a couple of those Ratio-Rites on order. We'll see how they work out. Thanks for the link, Skyco.
Bob

 

[Soundguy]

I keep an old 2 cycle '1 use' bottle around.. it has a clear stripe on the side.. and has graduated marks on it. When i am done measuring out fuel or fuel addatives with it.. i recap it and toss it back into the tool box. It was part of a 6-pack of oil bottles that were pre-measured for 'x' ggallons depending on what mix ratio you needed.

Hit a store with 2-cycle oil and find one of those mine bottles ( 1-2$? ) that has the marks on it and get it..

Lately.. when dealing with diesel addatives like power service.. i admit to using te 'glug-glug' measurement method.. IE.. look at the bottle.. and ounces in the bottle.. read instruction on how many ounces to add... tip bottle into tank .. glug-glug.. then check side of bottle to see if it looks like it is down about that many ounces.. if so.. cap and go.. if not.. try 1 more 'glug'.. etc. (wink)

Soundguy

Hi all,
I'm looking for a plastic measuring container/bottle graduated in ounces that can be used for measuring out diesel fuel additive and 2-cycle oil. It would help if the graduations were clearly legible (so the reading glasses aren't always needed) and go down as low as one ounce.

I had one that was perfect except it was glass. Knew I'd eventually break it and I did. Now I'm using a plastic measuring cup from the grocery store; it's far from ideal....and I suspect not meant for petroleum products either.

Saw someone here proclaiming their satisfaction with a measuring bottle whose name began with an 'N'. Did the search with the spelling I remember and came up dry. Local autoparts store couldn't help either. If anyone has a link, please pass it along and I'll order a few.

BTW, 3 oz. of TCW-3 2-cycle oil per 5 gal. of fuel has all my diesels purring. If anyone knows of a negative to this, please holler.
Bob

 

[Farmwithjunk]

The Ratio Rite is used by thousands of 2 stroke dirt bike guys...

RATIO-RITE MEASURING CUP

I'd get the optional lid too...

BTW know nothing about the company linked above...lots of places sell them. They measure in ounces and cc's....

Ya beat me to the punch! Still have mine some 30+ years after buying it. It's had a LOT of BelRay 2-stroke oil ran through it. Now used for measuring Lucas fuel treatment.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I keep an old 2 cycle '1 use' bottle around.. it has a clear stripe on the side.. and has graduated marks on it. When i am done measuring out fuel or fuel addatives with it.. i recap it and toss it back into the tool box. It was part of a 6-pack of oil bottles that were pre-measured for 'x' ggallons depending on what mix ratio you needed.

Hit a store with 2-cycle oil and find one of those mine bottles ( 1-2$? ) that has the marks on it and get it..

Lately.. when dealing with diesel addatives like power service.. i admit to using te 'glug-glug' measurement method.. IE.. look at the bottle.. and ounces in the bottle.. read instruction on how many ounces to add... tip bottle into tank .. glug-glug.. then check side of bottle to see if it looks like it is down about that many ounces.. if so.. cap and go.. if not.. try 1 more 'glug'.. etc. (wink)

Soundguy

Would that be Glug Glug or glug glug? (Large case/small case glugs)

My uncle the bartender always told me "never eyeball a highball". Not sure how diesel fuel treatment and bourbon relate though.

 

[Patches]

I saved a quart Sta-Bil bottle,(the kind with the graduated tube attached to the side), flushed it out with a little K-1 and filled it with PowerServices.Whenever I fill the diesel can all I need do is measure out the 3.2 Oz. i use.It is a little inconvenient because you can only measure 1 Oz. at a time so you have to squeeze the bottle three times to get the 3 Oz. and I guess about the .2 Oz. on the third squeeze. Even went so far as to peel the instruction label off the PowerServices and stuck it on the Sta-Bil bottle. Guess I might be a little O.C.

 

[3RRL]

Would that be Glug Glug or glug glug? (Large case/small case glugs)

My uncle the bartender always told me "never eyeball a highball". Not sure how diesel fuel treatment and bourbon relate though.

lol... In my drinking days I used the glug-glug method for that too. glug-glug out the bottle and used my headache the next day to measure how I did.

 

[Danno1]

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Nalgene is the "N" word you were looking for.

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[patrick_g]

Ahh, the "N" word!

Nalgene

Google on nalgene and you should find a source. They make bottles with quantity markings. Nalgene used to be the backpackers choice for water but recently has been found to leach BAD stuff in the water. For fuel additives there is no problem. Also of interest may be:

1. polypropylene, designated "#5 PP"
2. high-density polyethylene, designated "#2HDPE"
3. low-density polyethylene, designated "#4 LDPE"

Scientific supply houses have neat plastic squeeze bottles with English and or Metric quantity markings. When you squeeze the bottle the liquid contents comes out a small pointed spout. Squeeze a little and read the change of contents level and squeeze some more till you get enough. Very handy and avoids messy spills.

I use Biobor brand algicide in my diesel fuel to avoid the black sludge problem (please do not flame me with comments about how incredibly stupid it is to spend money to prevent something you don't understand) and the bottles have a neat measuring device. They are rugged enough for reuse. Likewise a "Stabil like" product comes in the same sort of plastic container. You take the lid off and squeeze the bottle. Liquid goes into a small "thistle tube like" holding chamber from which you pour it in easily measured quantities. This is accurate to a small fraction of an oz. It is sized well for mixing moderate quantities of 2 stroke fuel etc.

Pat

 

[Highbeam]

When I used lots of fuel in amy old bulldozer I did more of the glug-glug method. Now that I use a 55 galon barrel and pump to fill the jerry cans in a central location I also have a central PS dosing location. I was able to recycle a pesticide jug lid, just like a laundry detergent lid that is marked at 1.5 ounces. I now get a dependable 3 ounces per 5 gallons. The PS additive stinks really bad to me so I am pretty careful to not spill. Red dyed off-road diesel is like perfume though, lovely aroma.

I noticed two people using 1/4 cup measuring cups but quoting 2 or 4 ounces of capacity. Hmmmm.

 

[jayhaitch]

I use PRI-G for my OPE and winter storage of my 86 911. The PRI bottle is like the Stabil-type squeeze bottle. Except PRI-G is used at 2000:1, yes two thousand to one. So if I need 4ml for 8 litres of gas, I have to divide by 29.5 ml/ounce, hold the bottle up to the light, squeeze, and say "yup, about a quarter ounce, or maybe a third.

For diesel additive, currently Power Service: a plastic measuring cup from the dollar store. For 2 stroke oil in 4 and 8 litre quantities for my Lawn-boy, etc, a nice new ketchup squeeze bottle, also from the dollar store.

I almost ordered a glass graduated cylinder from a scientific supply house. Once I thought of the dollar store....