weefek
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That is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you sir!!!If you are talking the crank bearings I have a little trick I was taught by an old timer that used to do small engine rebuilds for a good 40 or so years. With 2 strokes he would mix some 2 stroke oil with a little bit of petroleum jelly (vasoline) until it had a consistency a bit thicker than honey. He would "pack" some into the crank and wrist pin bearings during assembly. Petroleum jelly melts at a bit over 100 degrees, so once the engine gets hot it melts off and boils away. Makes it a bit of a finicky engine at first start with all that extra oil, but it goes away quickly. I've done it with every 2 stroke I have ever rebuilt or built, including my Phantom 85. Works great.
To me it just seems wrong to leave them completely dry