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When I first bought my Eskimo last year I was using the strikemaster smokeless @ 24:1 (Tecumseh's oil ratio recommendation in the Eskimo manual) When I took my machine in for some warranty work this fall, they found the cylinder was scorred and not the piston. The first question they asked at the repair shop was "what kind of oil are you using"? I told them it was the strikemaster but then swithed to the Tanaka later on. I got a whole new engine from Tecumseh and they guys at the repair shop said Tanaka was really good and I should run the mix with the Tanaka oil @50:1 I still get some oil out the exhaust but not many people are running their augers at extreme temperatures like we do.Brad
i'd say in my area we experience a lot of those "extreme temperatures." in our case, would you guys still recommend the 100:1 mixes? and you use this mixture on outboard boat motors, too, huh? this is an interesting thread - thanks for the info.
I know that some people don't want to go all the way to 100-1 and mix it at 80-1.
i can't find anyone in the area with Opti2 or Amsoil, no ones even heard of it!
i can't find anyone in the area with Opti2 or Amsoil, no ones even heard of it! do you guys think Cabelas brand 2 stroke oil will suffice at 100 to 1. its semi synthetic, says it can be used at that ratio and i already have a gallon of it waiting to be used in the OB this spring