Starter fluid (was Re: [T3] '66 Square Update (a bit long))

[Hal Sullivan <tristessa@pon.net>]

At 11:56 PM 8/7/01 +0200, Per Lindgren wrote:
>I wouldnt say it is bad for the bearings, but it is definitely bad for the 
>rings, as the oil in the cylinders is being washed out by the starter 
>fluid. Especially on 2-stroke engines, is starter fluid bad. And on 
>2-strokers, the bearings could suffer. Maybe that's what's Todd is 
>thinking about?

When I worked at a lakeside marina many many moons ago, we had some balky 
Jet Skis that didn't like to start.  We always used WD-40 instead of 
starting fluid, as the WD at least provides some lubrication.

FWIW

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