Hey all -
I don't mean to "threadc**p" on the original poster, but this seems like a relevant location to ask a question of mine. Also, I keep seeing reply posts to people who started new threads for already-addressed topics, asking them to post on an already-existing thread. So here goes.
I am the proud owner of a
Dax 70cc kit. My
Schwinn Skyliner is on order from Walmart.com. I figured I'd get a few essentials in the meantime, before the bike comes in. I needed a fuel filter, fuel line, 2-stroke oil, and a chain-breaker.
FUEL LINE:
I went to Home Depot and picked up some Watts-brand 3/8" x 1/4" clear vinyl tubing. It's much sturdier than the latex tubing they had, and I think that, when used in combination with zip ties, it will provide a good, solid fuel line.
Any word on gasoline reacting with vinyl, though??
FUEL FILTER:
First I looked at thatsdax.com for the fuel filter, but they are currently (as of Nov. 6, 2007) sold out. I couldn't find any fuel filters at Home Depot, so I ended up heading to Autozone. All they could offer me were two different types of in-line fuel filters. I could really use some input here. Because they were cheap, I decided to buy both kinds. They're made by Maxpower, and are product
#4286 ("for engines without fuel pumps, for 1/4" fuel line, replaces Briggs & Stratton #298090) and
#4283 ("for all air cooled engines").
Any comments on whether these will do the trick? I also went to Walmart and found a fuel filter that looks very similar (maybe a bit larger?) to the Dax-recommended fuel filter. It is a
Fram-brand G2 fuel filter. Also cheap, so I bought one.
Any suggestions on which, if any, I should use?
OIL:
Autozone only had marine-grade 2-cycle oil. I assume that marine-grade is still compatible with our bike engines? Anyway, I ended up with the
Pennzoil Marine Premium Plus 2-cycle synthetic blend outboard engine oil. TC-W3.
Has anyone else used a similar "marine" oil, and do you think that it will be ok?
MISC.:
Walmart also had a Bell ChainMender and FloTool measuring/mixing oil funnel that will probably come in handy.
Thanks a ton for reading this far, and for your help!