Lloyd Sumpter wrote in message .. .
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:36:32 -0800, Matt Lang wrote:

Again "all" the oil in a 2 stroke (by your graph the same or more than
a 4 stroke) still goes somewhere, either burnt or out the exhaust as raw
oil, I accept what you say about oily rags etc but we're talking the
entirety of the oil, not just sundry cleanup wipes.

Yes correct. This point was not looked at in my comaprison and was not
intended to be looked at. It is a very important and valid point
though. Someone needs to create an eco balance to see whats worse in
the end. If 4 stroke oil is recycled then thats best. If its done
like some people I know do by not recycling or just recycling the oil
but not the filter and rags then it maybe worse than the 2 stroke just
burning it up.


This is the Major Issue with me, and why I went 4-stoke. I can recycle the
crankcase oil when I change it, not spew it out into my favourite pristine
lake.

Also, my "ultralight" Merc 9.9 uses just under 1 litre of oil in the
crankcase.

Lloyd Sumpter
"The Tin Boat" Mirrocraft 12


Yes thats a point. However apparently 2 stroke oil buns up and
shouldnt be as harmful as unburnt oil.... I would like to see real
data about that.

Matt