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Today I planned to do my first trip that would take more than one tank of fuel. I have the Golden Eagle 32cc Tanaka motor with a tank capacity of 23 ounces. I bought an MSR fuel bottle that holds 22 ounces (2 more than recommended on the side of the bottle).
I prefilled the MSR bottle with two-stroke oil and started my ride to a local bicycle shop to get a spare 26 inch inner tube. After finishing at the bicycle shop I rode to buy fuel. I filled up the MSR bottle for 55 cents and stowed it in my back pack.
When the first tank was dry I refilled it with my spare bottle of fuel. For some reason the fuel didn't have that green tint to it at all. It was as clear as could be for gasoline. Why did this happen? The two-stroke oil did not leak out of the bottle. It had a very tight seal. I used the same bottle of two-stroke oil and will not use it all up for a long time. Shouldn't the fuel have been the same color as all the previous tanks I've filled?
To be safe I used my little syringe to add the proper amount of oil to the fuel tank so that the fuel looked green. I figured that if I was putting too much in, there would be fewer problems than putting in too little.
The motor ran fine for my trip. Could someone explain why the fuel in the fuel bottle didn't look green in the first place?
This is the most I've ridden the bike in one day. Most of the time it is just used to go to get groceries five miles away or to go to buy vitamins or get bicycle parts which is about six miles away. The trip was fun, but even my top of the line Thudbuster suspension seat post didn't stop my butt from aching a little. Perhaps I'll get a giant gell pad for the firm cruiser seat. I'm sure that would help some.
I prefilled the MSR bottle with two-stroke oil and started my ride to a local bicycle shop to get a spare 26 inch inner tube. After finishing at the bicycle shop I rode to buy fuel. I filled up the MSR bottle for 55 cents and stowed it in my back pack.
When the first tank was dry I refilled it with my spare bottle of fuel. For some reason the fuel didn't have that green tint to it at all. It was as clear as could be for gasoline. Why did this happen? The two-stroke oil did not leak out of the bottle. It had a very tight seal. I used the same bottle of two-stroke oil and will not use it all up for a long time. Shouldn't the fuel have been the same color as all the previous tanks I've filled?
To be safe I used my little syringe to add the proper amount of oil to the fuel tank so that the fuel looked green. I figured that if I was putting too much in, there would be fewer problems than putting in too little.
The motor ran fine for my trip. Could someone explain why the fuel in the fuel bottle didn't look green in the first place?
This is the most I've ridden the bike in one day. Most of the time it is just used to go to get groceries five miles away or to go to buy vitamins or get bicycle parts which is about six miles away. The trip was fun, but even my top of the line Thudbuster suspension seat post didn't stop my butt from aching a little. Perhaps I'll get a giant gell pad for the firm cruiser seat. I'm sure that would help some.