Everyone has a different opinion but I think if you protect the gas and run it once in a while you are doing, you will be fine. I think fogging is more important if you aren't running it once in a while. I would just make sure you run it long enough to keep the temps up. If my sled was stored in my garage, I would probably do what you do instead of fogging it.
The purpose of fogging oil is to get oil on the crank bearings. Sea Foam is a wonderful product that helps fuel live but it will not get oil on your crank bearings. Over summer your sled will go through many condensation cycles whether it is stored inside or outside. Oil on the crankshaft as opposed to water on the crankshaft. You figure it out.
I use to fog my 2 strokes at the end of the season and then fill em up with gas. Then in Nov/Dec syphon the gas and put it in the truck. I have never fogged my four strokes (sleds or ATVs). Are people fogging their four strokes?
You do not have to fog a fourstroke. As far as I know the ones we all use have pressurized oiling systems. When you shut them off oil remains on the crankshafts. If you want to get anal you can take the plugs out of your 4 stroke and squirt a little bit of oil into the cylinders for the summer. Then spin the engine without starting it to get the oil all over the bores and on to the valves a little bit. On all my seasonal toys and equipment from sleds to lawnmowers to weedeaters to boat motors - everything with a gas motor - I will use non-oxygenated fuel for the last fill up of the season. Then I will get most of the gas out of the tank by either tipping or siphoning. Then put in a little Sea Foam and run the machine for about 5 minutes to get it through the system. I do not start my equipment in the off season. If you do you risk condensation if you don't get the engine hot. This has worked for me for years.
Is that a two stroke your talking about? If it is, I thought running a two out of gas was a big no-no.I've been pouring 2-4 ounces of oil down each cylinder by taking the plug out and then pulling the rope a few times for 20 years with 0 engine failures. This coats the inside of the engine and oil runs down onto the crank. I also put stabil in the gas prior to putting oil in each cylinder and then close the gas shut off valve and run the sled until it dies.
Is that a two stroke your talking about? If it is, I thought running a two out of gas was a big no-no.
Anyway, does anyone know how to spray this stuff into the motor of a Cat snopro with the air inlet on the front of the sled?
Do I just take the inlet hose off, then spray in while she's running ,till it dies, or what?
Thanks guys.
It's a 2 stroke, you don't fog 4 strokes. That's the first time I've heard running a two stroke out of gas is a no-no, but I'm not much of a mechanic, so maybe those more in the know can respond to that.