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Thanks Hortiman, I shall look to purchase the David Brown Red Gloss; it looks a good match.

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Many thanks for the advice, I’ll fire it up and stop worrying.

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If the engine runs I would start it and run it for a few minutes and then top up the tank, or at least turn the engine over a number of times to fill up the pumps and galleries. Low oil volume will do no harm as it is a dry sump system.

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No, not missing anything , XL and XXL were all that was available back in the day when there were no specific mixing oils. XL was possibly one of the recommended oils for making up the mix then and will still be fine today. It won’t mix as easily or stay mixed as well as modern two stroke oils but has the ” body” to make the best of the bearings and sealing of an elderly engine – just mix it well and give it a good shake if it’s been standing. At the risk of repeating myself that’s why I like the Millers Classic two stroke oil – the best of the old and the new.
When all is said and done, back in the day your machine was possibly fed a diet of what ever was around and has survived to tell the tale so just get the proportion right and enjoy.

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Hi Charlie.
I have found the Castrol XL30, but in its description it says that it is for 4 stroke engines – Am I missing something here?

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Thankyou everyone for all the info and instructions books etc that you have given me , it realy has been a big help ty very much

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AS far as I know, Morris 2T is a synthetic or semi synthetic oil for modern high revving high output two strokes. For vintage engines with plain bearings and rudimentary sealing I stick to a non detergent SAE30 or a mixing oil specifically formulated for older engines, such as Millers Classic CM2T.

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I contacted Morris and they are recommending their ‘Ground Force 2T’. Does that seem right?

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This may be useful
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zoyfe15o2edqiwe/Howard%207000001.pdf?dl=0

If it is please download it or print it off as it takes up quite a lot of my free Dropbox space and I will delete it after Christmas.

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my own allotment is the same may need some of those giant wheels you see used in the paddy fields.I would rather see a bit of frost, kill a few bugs and break down the soil that has been ploughed.

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well done barry i bought one about a month ago a great piece of kit.A little on the heavy side but what ever job you ask of it the 700 delivers.Some good footage on the net of one ploughing and lifting spuds,best of luck with the refurb..

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“Straight” or mono grade SAE30 comes in two versions, detergent and non-detergent. The former mono grade 30 complies with the requirements for modern air cooled four strokes and used to be the recommended oil for Briggs etc although they now also allow multi-grade oils. The non detergent presently marketed for many classic cars is probably the equivalent of the SAE30 that was recommended for making up two-stoke mix .
Morris and Millers both market detergent and non detergent SAE30 oils and Millers also market a specific non synthetic two-stoke mixing oil for older engines.

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Should there be somthing conected to that lincage ??

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