Ed wrote:
With today being very cold and the furnace about to run a lot, I realized that
the electric motor that runs the burner in my oil furnace hadn't been oiled in
a year. I remember in years past having asked the furnace-maintenance guy if
it was okay to use 3-in-1 Multipurpose Household oil in the burner's oil cup.
He'd said it was okay. So that's what I put in, about 8 drops. (The can must
be 10 years old so any volatile ingredients might have evaporated.)
Then I did some online research and have read that is not okay to use that. So
I went to Lowes and got 3-in-1 Motor Oil SAE 20. Can I put that in to flush
out the Household oil with the penetrant that's in the Household oil? Is this
a big problem, or am I worried for nothing?
Is it possible to put too much oil into that hole for the oil cup and cause
damage somehow?
Sae 30 would probably be better. I have been using this oiler for years.
It's got a telescoping tube that you can squirt up, or down, depending on
how you stretch the tube. I should order new stock, and use sae 30 .
http://www.altex.com/GC-Telescoping-...0-P141837.aspx
Greg