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Walter T Flower
New member
Username: walter_f
Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 06:10 am: | 
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Hi All,
Just wondering what most use for mixing oil. I for a number of years have been using two stroke outboard motor oil at one pint to 4 gallons of regular gas. The engine has been running great with this oil, igniter fouling is minimal and the engine fires up first pull when properly primed.
Walter F
26' Bush Island Double Ender 5 hp Atlantic
Lunenburg, N.S. |
miro forest
Senior Member
Username: miro
Post Number: 389
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 09:22 am: |
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Generally speaking, use what works.
I think you've got it about right.
I switched to the so-called smokeless oil, because SWMBO didn't like the plume of blue smoke - more cosmetic than anything else.
miro |
Jim Smith
Member
Username: jimdanewf
Post Number: 4
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 - 06:53 pm: |
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Personally, I use regular SAE 30 motor oil, mixed at 30:1, with no problems at all. |
Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 1039
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 06:08 pm: |
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30 W non detergent 16 to 1 in my Gray U
A slight blue plume behind the boat but it's also what I use in my old outboards and has never let me down.
My 2 cents worth 30 to 1 is too lean as my chain saw uses 32 to 1 and I have had problems with that ratio on other old engines. |
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