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manjestic

Location: North Shore, MA
Joined: Oct 31, 2011
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Any harm to lower ratio of gas:oil ratio?
Original Message Jan 21, 2012 9:37 am

Can't recall whether I already mixed in the oil in my 2-stroke gas can. Doh! It doesn't have that blue hue to the gas. Any harm to adding another shot of oil, say at 100:1?

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borat

Joined: Nov 10, 2007
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Re: Any harm to lower ratio of gas:oil ratio?
Reply #11 Feb 3, 2012 8:19 am

Don't buy two cycle oil that isn't coloured.

Use dyed oil and mix small batches.

FullThrottle

Joined: Feb 11, 2011
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Re: Any harm to lower ratio of gas:oil ratio?
Reply #12 Feb 3, 2012 3:11 pm

manjestic wrote:

I like that idea with the tape. I have a dedicated gas can for the 2-cycle mix and I label it as such "2-cycle mix only". I usually put the oil in right before I add the gas so that I know it is ready to go when I need it. In this case I was filling the tank of the snow blower and the fuel color didn't look right to me; I could not remember adding oil. That and the oil I had was still in a sealed, unopened bottle.

Anyway, the tape idea with the date and ratio is foolproof, provided you update the label every time you fill it.

Yep have to write it down. Everyones been there if your relying on memory

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