Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "Is Non-Ethanol Gasoline Really Better? See the PROOF!" video.

  1. You may not see this as you get flooded with comments. However, I recently purchased a budget 3000 watt generator. It has a 208cc engine. Prior to running it, I drain the sump of the miniscule amount that is left after their original test run and drain. I have filled it with a Penrite brand (Australian) HPR-50 (40-70) wit 1500+ ppm Zinc. My reasoning is that I won't be running the genset often but when I do, it will have a good load on it. My 'enough to be dangerous' knowledge of oils is that this oil, with its zinc and other additives, will assist in keeping a protective coating on the components when not used, then, after a few gentle pulls on the crank, it will help coat the crank, etc at first start. Further, when under load, and being air-cooled, the heavier weight, especially in the tropics where I'll be, will cope far better with the expected high temperatures. Gensets are under a lot of temperature stresses when the ambient is anywhere from 28 to 36C. I was once derided for this choice, so would be interested in your opinion. I used to run straight 50-weight oil in a 1600cc Kombi engine and it loved it.
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