Adding 2-stroke oil to gas?

This idea has been around for a while but last week I saw a guy put some
2-stroke oil in the gas tank after he filled up his old Chevy truck and he
said "just a little" makes the engine last a lot longer and that he got over
300,000 miles on every truck he ever owned doing this.

I know some people will say it fowls plugs and wrecks the catalytic
converter etc etc but I am thinking of trying just "a little" of this every
time if it can't hurt.

Is this a good idea or a stupid one?

TL

I'd have to wait and see what the other folks say. My first
impression is not much change. In a two stroke engine, the crank
case is bathed in gas oil mix vapor. On a four stroke, only the
piston and intake area is exposed to the vapors.

My wild guess is that you'd do better to use only Castrol motor
oil, and observe your oil change intervals.

My last truck had a nasty piston rod knock. Warmed up, and at
idle. Thunk, thunk, thunk. Castrol was the only brand that
quieted the rod knock for more than two or three days after an
oil change.

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Christopher A. Young
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"Tom Levigne" <toml37 DeleteThis @excite.com> wrote in message
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: This idea has been around for a while but last week I saw a guy
put some
: 2-stroke oil in the gas tank after he filled up his old Chevy
truck and he
: said "just a little" makes the engine last a lot longer and
that he got over
: 300,000 miles on every truck he ever owned doing this.
:
: I know some people will say it fowls plugs and wrecks the
catalytic
: converter etc etc but I am thinking of trying just "a little"
of this every
: time if it can't hurt.
:
: Is this a good idea or a stupid one?
:
: TL
:
: