Milford chronicle., 1962-06-29
Now Is The Season
For Reuping

Now is the season for the home
owner to reap-in a manner of
speaking g-What he has so carefully
SOWn.
The spring rains, the sunshine,
and the plant food he spread few
weeks ago are doing their work.
The lawn is a bright, beautiful
green and it is growing at a rate
SO prodigious as to become alarm
ing ito the householder who, by
necessity or choice, limits his
| lawn-tending to weekends.
1t is spring, and the voice of the
power mower is heard throughout
Suburbia.
That voice will be smoother if
! certain precautions are observed as
matter of routine, says L. E.
Gaynor, automotive engineer o r
the American Oil Company.
Take the matter of mixing oil
and gasoline for use in the two
cycle engines that power m t
mowers.
"The oil in the gasoline-oil mix
is vital to proper operation of the
two cycle engine" Gaynor says.
'The mixture of oil, gasoline and
air enters the engine as a mist. AS
this mist .swirls around inside the
engine, the oil deposits as THIN
film on FRACTIONAL surfaces to pro-
vide the fabrication and protection
vital to continued functioning."
iyrf1I nf
gasoline is extremely Important
says Gaynor With too much OIL i'm
the mixture, spark plug fouling,
smoking, and deposit accumulation
can occur. With too little oil, SER
| ious engine damage due to inad-
equate fabrication is accelerated.
For most two-cycle engines, a
typical mixture is 1-3 pint of Oil
per gallon of gasoline" says Cay
nor. Engine builder recommenda-
tfons, however, vary all the way
from 1-5 to " pints per gallon.
By all means read and follow the
manufacturers recommendations !"
To be sure to get a good mix"
of gasoline and oil, Gaynor recon-
mends these steps: Into a mixing
container, put in half the amount
of gasoline needed, then add oil,
then the rest of the gasoline, then
shake. A good "mix'' will not sep
arate or stratify into layers of gas
oline and oil since old and gaSO-
lime are mutually soluble.
Another Gaynor recommendation
is: Use a quality oil-one speci-
fically tailored for two-cycle en-
gines. Detergent-type oils used in
automobiles may foul spark plugs
and plug exhaust ports. Motor oils
without additives may cause plug
fouling, preignition, piston varnish,
, and ring sticking.
American Oil Company scientists
recognizing the clear need for a
special two-cycle engine oil, have
developed such a product after ex
hauStive research and extensive
tests, Gaynor says. 1t is now being
marketed under the name Ameri-
can Cupboard Motor Oil.
In developing the special product
American Oil researchers used a
special additive blended in care
fully controlled amounts into a
high quality base stock. The result
is an oil that not only 1ubricates
efficiently but guards against pre-
ignition, piston ring sticking, spark
plug fouling, and port plugging.
American Outboard Motor Oil is
designed for use in two-cycle en-
gines that power scooters, C b "a i n
saws, portable gen orators, an d
even some imported cars as we'll
as outboard motors and lawn mow-
er engines.
Gaynor has one other recommen-
dation on the use of power NOW
ers. Don't start them too early in
the morning." he says. ''It doesn't
matter to the engine but your next
door neighbor may be trying to get
in a few minutes extra sleep"
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