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Dang, I just knew I was read the wrong stuff, but may move where there's more ice. I hear Colorado has plenty in the HIGH country.
fast track non alcohol and I bought a 4 stroke so no oil ....best thing I ever did
As for the oil ratio it may be a little high since I used a whole 3.5oz bottle to the gallon of gas. Kim
Please don't say things like that. Statements like are why I really hate Amsoil. To you at 36.5:1 you might as well use straight oil? You said it yourself, mix at what YOU think is best. Piscesman has never had a problem at that ratio. I myself used Saber at 40:1 for a couple of years, and against what you try to tell people, I never once fouled a spark plug, never built up any kind of carbon other than what is considered normal, and it hardly smoked at all. Actually when the engine got hot, there was no smoke at all. It was not all that long ago that 16:1, 20:1, 24:1 were common ratio's. Let me ask you this, at 100:1, shouldn't you just run straight gas? You know the answer to that, but you get the point. There is no reason for him to change what he is doing. Best case scenario, his auger runs just as good as before.
I buy mid-grade Gas, Ethanol free and use it in my Truck,Auger,Lawn Mower,weed eater and Rototiller. It is 87 Octane.
I'm with Thomas the pikehunter on this. not because you are wrong idaho, you may be right, but because it specifically states in the Strikemaster and Tecumseh owners manuals when using oils that specify a higher mix ratio such as Amsoil, to never exceed a 50:1 mix. It is also written on the Amsoil bottle, UP TO 100:1, not 100:1 for everything.
The instructions on all Amsoil bottles is purposely vague. The best thing you can do with Amsoil is completely ignore the bottle, and use it as the manufacturers recommend. What do they know? They only made the engine. I'm not even talking about different oil ratios, to state that running 36.5:1 will cause any problems at all vs 100:1 is completely false.
Damn Idahogator, I'm with you! Just wanted you to know all was not lost on your helpful, experienced posts that you even explained for the laymen. I'm sure theres other that appreciated your info but didnt want to get into a pissing duel. Thanks, cheers
Straight from the Amsoil Saber Professional bottle, "it is recommended for any mix ratio up to 100:1." Nowhere does it say that running too much oil will cause an issue. I'm not twisting facts, I'm saying one thing, and one thing only. 36.5:1 oil mix will never cause an issue.
Far be it from me to ever attempt to change another persons mind against their will, for it cannot be done, they must come a cognition and realize the error in their basing an opinion on fallacies, false information and misunderstoods, often due to one single, simple word not fully comprehended.
It clearly says ANY mix ratio up to 100:1, how could it mean anything else? You are a prime example of why I gave up Amsoil.
To answer a question about buying high Octane fuels. WHY? What is it going to improve? Not one thing . These are not high compression engines so running 93 or best yet 100+ octane is a joke. You want to replace pistons after a year because of detonation? You like the smell of aluminum melting? High Octane means high flash point, slow burn rate in other words chances are the fuel will ignite before the spark occurs These little engines don't need it nor were they built for high Octane.. As stated before run non ethanol fuel if you can get it 87 octane is fine but around here 91 non ethanol is the norm which I use in all my small engines without one ounce of problems. Here is a sight put to your favorites for your own use on finding non ethanol fuel..http://pure-gas.org/