Too much premix!!!
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Too much premix!!!
Has enyone else found that after adding premix, that thier engine would not run???
I have heard many different ratios to run such as 800:1, 500:1, 100:1, and so on...What is the real answer??? What is the minimum?...and what is the max...
I have been trying to run mega squirt, and after all this trial and error, I found that it was just bad gas or too much premix. Placing a carb back on with the bad gas and the engine would not start. It would run on carb cleaner though. changed the gas to straight gas and "BRAPRAPRPAPAPRPBPARB". So now I'm wondering what others have used in thier system...
I have heard many different ratios to run such as 800:1, 500:1, 100:1, and so on...What is the real answer??? What is the minimum?...and what is the max...
I have been trying to run mega squirt, and after all this trial and error, I found that it was just bad gas or too much premix. Placing a carb back on with the bad gas and the engine would not start. It would run on carb cleaner though. changed the gas to straight gas and "BRAPRAPRPAPAPRPBPARB". So now I'm wondering what others have used in thier system...
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I understand 1 Oz to 1 gallon. But some premixes use different concentrations. That ratio for 2 cycle mix would be 50:1
How about this, What premix brands are you using and what ratios are you using...
How about this, What premix brands are you using and what ratios are you using...
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It's not 50:1.
1 oz. per gallon would be 128:1 ratio.
It doesn't matter what brand. IMO two-cycle oil is...pretty much, two-cycle oil....despite the hype some offer. Get whatever brand you feel has the most convincing advertisement. And they don't differ in "concentration"
Personally I buy what's on sale. If nothing is on sale, I get Penzoil Marine 2 cycle. It's priced decently, ashless TCW3 and available everywhere. Most quart bottles have a little gauge on the end, I just eye-ball it, pour and gas up. If I wasn't running an OMP with AI, I might be a little more exact, but still, it's not like your mixing explosives. If you wanted to err on the side of caution, put in a bit extra.
1 oz. per gallon would be 128:1 ratio.
It doesn't matter what brand. IMO two-cycle oil is...pretty much, two-cycle oil....despite the hype some offer. Get whatever brand you feel has the most convincing advertisement. And they don't differ in "concentration"
Personally I buy what's on sale. If nothing is on sale, I get Penzoil Marine 2 cycle. It's priced decently, ashless TCW3 and available everywhere. Most quart bottles have a little gauge on the end, I just eye-ball it, pour and gas up. If I wasn't running an OMP with AI, I might be a little more exact, but still, it's not like your mixing explosives. If you wanted to err on the side of caution, put in a bit extra.
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Has enyone else found that after adding premix, that thier engine would not run???
I have heard many different ratios to run such as 800:1, 500:1, 100:1, and so on...What is the real answer??? What is the minimum?...and what is the max...
I have been trying to run mega squirt, and after all this trial and error, I found that it was just bad gas or too much premix. Placing a carb back on with the bad gas and the engine would not start. It would run on carb cleaner though. changed the gas to straight gas and "BRAPRAPRPAPAPRPBPARB". So now I'm wondering what others have used in thier system...
I have heard many different ratios to run such as 800:1, 500:1, 100:1, and so on...What is the real answer??? What is the minimum?...and what is the max...
I have been trying to run mega squirt, and after all this trial and error, I found that it was just bad gas or too much premix. Placing a carb back on with the bad gas and the engine would not start. It would run on carb cleaner though. changed the gas to straight gas and "BRAPRAPRPAPAPRPBPARB". So now I'm wondering what others have used in thier system...
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