I dont know what everybody's beef is with Golden Spectro.I've used it in every two stroke I own,even my weed-whacker with no problems. Ran it in my kdx right after i bought it last spring, did a top end this summer. The piston was beyond toasted but G.S. saved my ass on the new top end, though I did go .040" over just for fun.don't use Golden Spectro pre-mix oil. It is terrible in regards to power-valve cleanliness, it gums them up worse than any other oil that I have tried.
10W 40 is fine. 80W gear oil is approximately equivelant in viscosity to 30W engine oil.Originally posted by ian
would Bel-Ray be ok? It has in it Bel-Ray 10w40 from the previous owner. Sould i use 10w40 still, or 10w30...i'm not familiar with the 80 weight, 90 weight system.
Some of your carbon build-up is probably the result of rich jetting, but Golden Spectro also leaves a lot of deposits. i switched from GS to Yamalube 2R, and my power-valves and exhaust port stay much cleaner now. There are other clean-burning oils as well, such as Maxima Super M.Originally posted by Asrith
Spanky,Thanks for the update. Can you tell me what you suggest? After reading this I am now starting to realize why I have so much carbon or exhaust resin.Duh.:eek:
If you have never used a different oil, then how can you know if Golden Spectro is better or worse than any other? GS is fine as far as the lubrication chores. It just tends to leave the power-valves and exhaust ports very dirty and gummy, and makes the power-valves get sticky. Golden Spectro is a fairly old oil as far as pre-mix oils go, and many of the newer formulations run much cleaner. GS has a very high flash point, so it tends to cause a fair amount of spooge, as well. I run Yamalube at 32:1 and do lots of slow woods riding, yet I get almost zero spooge from my exhaust. I used to have a constantly dripping silencer when I ran Golden Spectro.Originally posted by TMKDXER
I dont know what everybody's beef is with Golden Spectro.I've used it in every two stroke I own