03-01-14, 08:09 PM
Kerosene has been recommended to me a lot for chain cleaning so eventually I bought some.
Yesterday I attacked the chain with kerosene and a grunge brush and I have to say the results were fantastic.
I do have a scottoiler fitted, however due to the fill and forget nature of it, I forgot about it and let it run dry. So I had been riding 2-3 weeks in the crap weather with no lube and the chain told the same story.
Looks like new again after a scrap with the kerosene.
Here's an interesting read from one of the staff who works for Scottoiler - here. In particular "Because the vSystem is gravity operated it means that it depends on the viscosity of the oil to flow. That means in summer it will flow faster, in winter slower and you will have to adjust the flow rate when the climate changes (its not like every day … I adjust it twice a year)."
Something to think of at this time of year
Yesterday I attacked the chain with kerosene and a grunge brush and I have to say the results were fantastic.
I do have a scottoiler fitted, however due to the fill and forget nature of it, I forgot about it and let it run dry. So I had been riding 2-3 weeks in the crap weather with no lube and the chain told the same story.
Looks like new again after a scrap with the kerosene.
Here's an interesting read from one of the staff who works for Scottoiler - here. In particular "Because the vSystem is gravity operated it means that it depends on the viscosity of the oil to flow. That means in summer it will flow faster, in winter slower and you will have to adjust the flow rate when the climate changes (its not like every day … I adjust it twice a year)."
Something to think of at this time of year