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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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apex seals

does anyone who does auto x put chainsaw oil or 2 cycle oil in their gas to lubricate the apex seals.. someone told me thats what they did..
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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do a search on "premix" - and then plan on spending an evening reading all the arguments why it's good/useless.

bottom line, it's cheap insurance. if your OMP is working it's not needed. use a good synthetic 2-stroke oil. mix about 1 oz per gallon.

Have fun.

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