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    Hooked on 2-stroke repair

    With the advent of YouTube repair videos, I’ve really gotten into repairing neglected two-stroke equipment. Just gifted my little brother with a limbing saw, an Echo CS310 that I pieced together from two parts saws. Picked up a Stihl FS130r from a seller who was less than truthful. He fired the...
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    Valvoline Extended Protection quart bottles on clearance at AutoZone

    SIL does a lot of short-tripping. Distance between home and work is about 2 miles. That oil change schedule is what his mechanic friend recommended, and at $4 for 5 quarts, it will be no problem!
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    Valvoline Extended Protection quart bottles on clearance at AutoZone

    Jonny, you're correct. It was $4 for 5 quarts. We're doing 3k changes on his 2010 truck with the 4.6.
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    Valvoline Extended Protection quart bottles on clearance at AutoZone

    I cleaned out my local AutoZones of the valvoline extended protection and also got a screaming deal on Quaker State 5w-20 for my SIL's F150 for $5 a 5-quart jug.
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    Stihl FS111

    Bought a FS131R from a lawn care company because the crew didn't like running it. They said it was too heavy. I adjusted the valves and installed a new spark plug, and I am impressed with the power of the 4Mix. I put a saw blade on it to deal with the abundant oak saplings that pop up regularly...
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    $6 - $10 increase on oils (5qt jugs) in Walmart this morning July/2026

    I'm glad I loaded up on clearance oil at Autozone, $4 a quart for Valvoline Extended Protection. Got a mix of 0w-20 and 5w-30, about 30 quarts or so.
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    Running 40:1 in a 50:1 world.

    E0 with Red Armor mixed 45:1 for the win! That's what I use in my Echo, Husqvarna and Stihl saws and 4-Mix FS131R and Kawasaki trimmers.
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    Sludgy 1990 F150 5.0

    I bought a 1988 F150 5.0 brand new and put 467K miles on it, changing oil every 3k miles with Castrol GTX 20w-50. Great truck!
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    HIPA tune-up kit for Honda GCV160

    I tried to use one of those Chinesium plugs a while back and it had less spark than Barack and Michelle's love life!
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    Best 2 stroke oil

    Like Super20dan, I used Mobil 1 2T until it wasn't available any more. I had a stash but finally ran out. I remember the red color. Maybe that's why I use Echo Red Armor today!
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    Autozone Mobil 1 15W-50 on clearance.

    Added 9 quarts of Valvoline Extended Protection 5w-30 for $4 each to my score at Auto Zone.
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    Autozone Mobil 1 15W-50 on clearance.

    No Mobil 1 15w-50 in my area, but I did score 16 quarts of Valvoline Extended Protection 0w-20 for $4 a quart.
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    Put Bilstein 5100 on my 2019 Tacoma

    The Rancho shocks on my 2020 Silverado RST were crap and completely shot in less than 40k miles. Got Bilstein 4600s all the way around, and it's like driving a new truck. You don't realize how bad your old ones were until you're riding on Bilsteins!
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    Vevor Tools - What Is Your Experience?

    We have the same wagon, and it's great! That's the only product I've purchased from Vevor, but I might try one of their vacuum sealers in the future.
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    Which oil is good for my Commercial Kohler Command 23hp engine? I have API specs

    I use Kawasaki semi-synthetic 20w-50 in my Bad Boy with FX691V. The Kawi oil supposedly has 1,200 ppm of zinc. I'll keep using it for sure until my warranty is up in another year. I live in Lower Alabama, so it is hot down heuh!
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    VP 2 cycle synthetic at Walmart

    I went to Echo Red Armour recently and my two chainsaws (Stihl and Shindaiwa), pole saw (Echo), string trimmer and hedge trimmer (both Kawasaki) have never run better! Ratio is about 45:1 because I spilled a little gas.
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    Considering purchasing a Toro Zero Turn

    I had a Scag Freedom Z with Briggs 26hp ELS engine for 19 years. It was still running fine, but it had zero suspension and was killing my back. I gave it to my nephew, who is still running it, and bought a Bad Boy Maverick HD with suspension system and suspension seat with a Kawi FX691V. It was...
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    Two-cycle oil Formulations

    Don't know if this contributes to the conversation but once had a Mercury 175 two-stroke outboard that slung a rod through the crankcase. Mercury sent me a new powerhead. My mechanic said he drilled out the carburetor jets to make sure plenty of fuel was hitting the pistons to keep it from...
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    Buying a new String Trimmer

    Just had a Walbro carburetor kit installed on my Kawasaki KTFR27 string trimmer, and it's still a beast. Too bad they got out of the two-stroke engine business because of all the regulations.
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    kawasaki engine oil

    It gets real hot here in LA (Lower Alabama) so I'm running Kawasaki 20w-50 semi synthetic with Kawasaki 721 filter. I might try the Kawie 15w-50 in the future.
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