Went looking around at the 2 Cycle and other "TCW-3 Oils" at walmart, both in the oil aisle, and the garden departmnet.....one thing I noticed, a number (Note: the majority....) of the Garden Departmetn "2 Cycle Oils" (Note: some mentioned TCW-3 rating, some did not.....the ones that did NOT, stated on the front and/or back that they were indeed "ashless" if that makes a difference) of the oils all mentioned being a gasoline stabilizer......
Is this typical of ALL TCW-3/2 Cycle oil? Acting on it's own as a gasoline stabilizer? Or have these TCW-3/2 Cycle oils in the garden department been "engineered" differently from those in the automotive department, and given the extra "Gas Stabilizer" chemistry?
I mean, the latter would "make sense" to me, since it's typical of lawn and garden accessories to keep gas through many days/months, or even years......?
Or is it typical of ALL 2 Cycle/TCW-3 oils to "naturally" act as a gasoline stabilizer when added to the fuel?
Here are a couple of the products I was referring to:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Tech-Universal-2-Cycle-Engine-Oil-8-fl-oz/16913734
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Briggs-Stratton-2-Cycle-Oil-8-oz/16828919
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Poulan-Weed-Eater-2-Cycle-Oil/16564815
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Poulan-Weed-Eater-2-Cycle-Oil/16564809
Note: I did not even DELVE into the Sporting Goods department...lol. Totally forgot they got their own line of Marine Oils, 2 Cycle, and TCW-3 oils over there too
Primarily QuickSilver and Pennzoil.
BTW, the 3.25 oz. Poulan bottle seems like just the perfect dosing size to re-use as a MMO and/or TCW-3 dosing
Think I just may have to pick one up. Sure beats the sharpie marks down the side of my Lucas UCL bottle
And with the TCW-3, it doesn't require as much oil (typically I use 2 oz. every fill up, since my typical fill up is 10 gallons, comes out to 1 oz. per 5 gallons, maybe a little under 1 oz. per 5 gallons though, but I'm in the mindset that "more is not better"....