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Offline SasquatchMan

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Oil mix
« on: October 03, 2003, 08:41:07 am »
I know 50:1 is manufacturers spec for Stihl and Husky, and I've been told and seen on other posts that up to 32:1 is better for long life.  Is there any power loss as the oil ratio goes up, or just more smoke?  At what point does the spark plug get fouled up?  I've been running 40:1 because I have a 4L can and have 100mL bottles of oil...  
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2003, 10:19:44 am »
squatch;
40:1 is plenty of oil for the new saws in my opinion.
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2003, 04:54:47 pm »
i cant find the thread that told me how to come up with 40:1 mix someone tell me if i remember corectly. use the 50:1 and instead of 2 1/2 gallons just use 2 gallons. Thanks
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2003, 05:36:50 pm »
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2003, 06:22:14 pm »
Thank you Kevin. 6.4 of husky oil to 2 gallons is close enough right. that is a great chart.
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2003, 06:34:11 pm »
Close enough.
You're welcome.
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2003, 12:06:11 pm »
nice graph kevin. I printed it. takes the math out of it. I buy mix oil by the quart with no graph on it. I can't ever seem to remember how much oil I need. Getting CRS I guess.
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2003, 06:40:48 pm »
Kevin,

Thanks for the oil/mix chart. Very useful and a time saver.
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Re: Oil mix
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2003, 07:11:06 pm »
We should ask Jeff to make us a calculator !  ;D
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