I just picked up a hitachi leaf blower i ordered. Does anyone use a break in regimen with small 2 cycle engines? the manual says you can use oil mixtures from 25-50:1. I was thinking of doing the first tank at 40:1 then 50:1 since my chain saw calls for 50:1 i can use the same fuel mix. Any suggestions?
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If the manual says that 50:1 is ok, dump it on in!
No break-in required. FWIW I use 40:1 Belray H1-R in all my 2T stuff. I've got a few.
Stihl BR550
Husq 562XP
Husq 550
Jonsered 2188
Stihl MS362
Robin NB211
Stihl FS90
Stihl BR550
Husq 562XP
Husq 550
Jonsered 2188
Stihl MS362
Robin NB211
Stihl FS90
use the same fuel mix for each engine. Personally I would run the first few tanks at 40:1, but I'm sure you would be fine at 50:1
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Any suggestions?
Yes. For the amount of work you're doing, "can gas", while seemingly expensive, is going to save you from a bunch of cussing, time, and frustration.
Stihl MotoMix, TruFuel, etc. Just do it!
Any suggestions?
Yes. For the amount of work you're doing, "can gas", while seemingly expensive, is going to save you from a bunch of cussing, time, and frustration.
Stihl MotoMix, TruFuel, etc. Just do it!
Originally Posted By: Ramblejam
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Any suggestions?
Yes. For the amount of work you're doing, "can gas", while seemingly expensive, is going to save you from a bunch of cussing, time, and frustration.
Stihl MotoMix, TruFuel, etc. Just do it!
I can see buying that and putting it in before storage, i assume its ethanol free?
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Any suggestions?
Yes. For the amount of work you're doing, "can gas", while seemingly expensive, is going to save you from a bunch of cussing, time, and frustration.
Stihl MotoMix, TruFuel, etc. Just do it!
I can see buying that and putting it in before storage, i assume its ethanol free?
Yep, no E. High octane with a looong shelf life. Makes a good purge fuel or for those that simply use little 2T mix.
Originally Posted By: Ramblejam
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Any suggestions?
Yes. For the amount of work you're doing, "can gas", while seemingly expensive, is going to save you from a bunch of cussing, time, and frustration.
Stihl MotoMix, TruFuel, etc. Just do it!
+1 on can gas, and probably more important is initial warm up, sure you can just get on it, but old timers will tell you to give the engine a few rev and idle cycles before putting the balls to the wall. Ever seen someone warm up a two stroke dirt bike?
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Any suggestions?
Yes. For the amount of work you're doing, "can gas", while seemingly expensive, is going to save you from a bunch of cussing, time, and frustration.
Stihl MotoMix, TruFuel, etc. Just do it!
+1 on can gas, and probably more important is initial warm up, sure you can just get on it, but old timers will tell you to give the engine a few rev and idle cycles before putting the balls to the wall. Ever seen someone warm up a two stroke dirt bike?
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