With all of the advances in fuels and two stroke oils, I just wondered what everybody is running in their cars. What octane fuel, what type and brand of...
Bill, I'm using Castrol TTS in premium gas at 16/1. This Castrol formulation is for 2 stroke racing engines and has (?) heat protection. It is low smoke and...
Bill Two-cycle engines do not need or want leaded fuels since they have no valves. Lead binds with the oil in the combustion process and leaves deposits in the...
Hi Harry, I was talking to an "old two stroke hand" here in the UK and he says he always runs his two strokes on a mixture of petrol and diesel fuel, no ratio...
All, My guess is that Excelsior had a patent on a vertically split crankcase and an assembled crankshaft built 2 stroke engine rather than a solid one piece ...
All, Count Lurani of Brescia in Italy ran 2 SE 492 cars in Italy in 1959. They competed in the Monza 12 hours, Mille Miglia( The 1959 race was a rally type ...
Interesting Roy, I have never heard of mixing Diesel in with the petrol before, I know that there was and still is attempts at making a reliable two-cycle...
Harry, I will be seeing this guy again later in the year at our local bike rally and I will try and get more information. I assumed when we were talking about...
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm currently running the Castrol premix at 16:1 with 93 octane myself. I can't lay my hands on my Excelsior manual, but I could...
Hi Bill My Berkeley is Crosley powered. But I have two two stroke motorcycles. There was some discussion of using synthetic two stroke oil at very lean ...
... Hi group I have used 32/1 for the past 3 years in my SE328 with no problems John ... motorcycles. ... very lean ... problem was ... bearings. The ... ...
Almost all gasolines in the late 1950's were leaded. The notable exception was Amoco premium. I used that both in my VWs and the Berkeley. It kept the...
... I completely agree with Rick's post. We used to go out of our way to find Amoco unleaded back then. My father used it in his racing boats (2 stroke...
... Fred, Members outside the UK can pay by PayPal, but we like to see a fresh Membership form every year to keep us up to date with which cars you own,...
In the June edition of Classic and Sports Car, there is an article that says that that this years revival meeting will celebrate the Microcar, especially the...
Don't see it as the cost of the car. Look at it as $80.00 per pound for a slice of History. I still can't afford it. Randall ... From: Bill Fuqua To:...
Hey guys... took my slightly crusty T60 to the Maryland British Car Day last Sunday and had a great time. It's been so long since I showed it in a new venue I...
Can not help on the T-60 issue, but I know there was a Honda sport car in the mid to late 60s that had chain drive to the rear tires. Toyota and Honda both...
... car in the mid to late 60s that had chain drive to the rear tires. ... I saw one of these Honda S600's a couple of weeks ago - it was a little gem. The...
Ah, I had completely forgotten about the Honda S600 and the early S800! Thanks for the reminder! I don't consider the Toro to be in the same category... even...
i have 2 4 wheelers, no engines or transmissions. They are in various stages of diassembley. I am in north florida. CRAIG Z. SHERAR 2701 S. BAYSHORE DR. #...
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