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All the normal stores...Home Depot, Lowes, Ace, TruValue, O'Reilly's, Auto Zone, etc. etc. etc.

Thanks for all of the comments, helpful indeed. I have a bottle of Castrol Grand Prix 2-stroke oil, API code TC and exceeds SAE Grade 3. Says it's for injection and pre-mix systems. It has been hanging out for quite a while too - it is not cloudy and no bad smells or residues in the bottle...

It has a new spark plug, that was the first step after pulling it out of "mothball". I had flushed the carb before its very, very long winter's nap (actually several winters), so the carb should be fine. "should be" is probably the real question.

I have an older Craftsman chainsaw that says it needs 16:1 mixture ratio, is that still valid with today's 2-stroke oils? It seems that today's 2-strokers have 40:1 or 50:1 ratios. The richest mixtures I have seen 32:1. I just used it for the first time in a very long time, using the stated...