Or was it emissions? The 16:1 chainsaws that I ran always were very smokey. My poulan at 50:1 barely smokes at all.
cmonSTART said:If the directions say one 2.6oz bottle of mix oil per 1.0 gallon of gas, they mean exactly one gallon of gas. Remember your one gallon gas can probably holds closer to 1.25 gallons of fuel if you filled it to the brim and doing so would give you an overly weak mix, which will most likely be the end of your saw eventually. When you mix your fuel, measure out 1.0 gallons (or whatever you mix) on the gas pump - not by when your can is full.
Redox said:Oil is oil as far as I am concerned, but I know a lot of boaters that swear that OEM oil run better in their engines. I don't have enough 2 stroke experience to compare, but my saw and weedwacker (Stihl and Echo) will run fine on just about anything. As I recall, the Lawnboy wanted 32:1 but said you could mix it 40:1 if you used THEIR oil. I used to use a name brand oil at 40:1 and ran them for years without a problem. If anything, there was less carbon in the exhaust port and less smoke.
I just hate all the waste that all those little bottles creates. I like that syringe idea; very accurate and no waste!
Chris