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5 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

 So you're saving about £15 per 25l, but you're having to replace oil pumps at £50 a pop. 

 

Seems false economy

No, I'm replacing one pump on personal use but have two saws purchased as spares or repairs, that coincidentally have clapped pumps- but not caused by me? I should have clarified that. So potentially they are a weakness, full stop, which is the gist of the thread... and in fact veg to most blokes on here might be around a quid a litre  but mine is bought used, filtered and dewatered, and reused at 35 pence a litre

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11 hours ago, Stubby said:

 Re inviroment friendly : If you are going to thin veg oil with diesel you might as well go back to proper chain oil .

....and Old Holborn roll ups :P K

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22 hours ago, Khriss said:

....and Old Holborn roll ups :P K

...with Churchmans No.1 for special occasions.  Sweeeet ?

 

Cough.

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Don't understand the second bit but I had me last fag in June 1988.  

 

Oops, can't call them that any more can you.

 

Last ciggy... ?

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An update...I've bought an ECV-5601 Tanaka, cracking saw for the money (it was fairly cheap admittedly), but not that surprised to find the pump is playing up. The more you look on the Yank arb sites, you realize the worm gears strip out. I can get a mate to machine one up if parts are scarce but clearly they are prone to going and are probably nothing to do with what the saw is run on really

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We used food grade veg oil for a number of years but have now reverted to 'normal' bar oil. This was due to caking (like you get on deep fat fryers) and the resultant resistance clogging the pumps and knackering the nylon worm drives. This was with Stihl saws.

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