Soooo I have two augers and........

[fishingplumber28]

So I have a old jiffy 77 that has been awesome for the last 12 years and today it won't idle without choke. So I grab my back up auger a Eskimo with a viper motor that has sat for a year.....and the tank has a crack in it! I never use it....is this common? Next question my jiffy calls for 24:1, has anybody run that 40:1 fuel from Canadian tire?

[coolhandluke]

if your jiffy says 24:1 id be sticking to that. you should be able to get a replacement tank for your eskimo from eskimo..

[Homewrecker]

the old 24:1 ratio is  when using old school regular  2 stroke oil   
the new suff you see out there in a small bottle is a synthetic oil and will work just fine at 40:1
If I remember its one small bottle to a gallon
Using this stuff you will find it will start easier and will not smoke ,this is what i have noticed with some of my older augers.

[shackless]

So I have a old jiffy 77 that has been awesome for the last 12 years and today it won't idle without choke.

Have ya tried using Seafoam in it?.  My brother has fixed a couple chainsaws simply by adding that into the gas and I have heard of auger issues magically disappearing with the use of Seafoam.
-shackless

[Kim]

Have ya tried using Seafoam in it?.  My brother has fixed a couple chainsaws simply by adding that into the gas and I have heard of auger issues magically disappearing with the use of Seafoam.
-shackless

X2, Seafoam does wonders for cleaning gum deposits. I use that %#@& in everything !

[ryanlookingforperch]

X2, Seafoam does wonders for cleaning gum deposits. I use that %#@& in everything !

X2!!