What Happens When You Run Straight, Unmixed Gas in a 2-Stroke, 2-Cycle Engine
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- I run straight fuel through this leaf blower on purpose, to see first hand what happens to the engine. It is very important to mix the fuel with oil properly on a 2-stroke engine because that is the only way it gets lubrication!
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Steve's Small Engine Saloon hey 👋 Steve your videos are awesome 😎. Can you tell me what happens when you run too much oil. What does it do to the piston
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How do i fix a blower after putting regular gas by accident? Please help
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Can u repair a 2 cycle blower after I ruined it by putting straight gas?
I swear this sounds like that Civic that passes my house at all hours of the night
Lol you ain't the only one man, rn its down cause of a flat tire, thank goodness! I thought someone was weed eating at 12 midnight 😂
michael martinez that’s so funny bro. You made my day with this comment. Lol
Another witty Civic Joke how original 🖒
John Hasty 😂😂😂
are you sure its not a trabant?
bc those things are 2stroke
they a i2 but they a 2stroke
maby that civic has a trabant engine in it?
We are forever being told "you must do this/you must not do that but Steve actually shows WHY!
I certainly try...
Idiots, yuppies,suburban white collar professionals.........you know what I mean🤓
Knowing the WHY helps me remember - most of us remember better when we understand WHY.
I did this in my younger days. Weed wacker wasn’t running good but returned to greatness after putting in straight gas. About 15 mins later it died and so did my pride. Live and learn.
Reminds me of my younger years when I was changing oil on my lawnmower the first time but needed a funnel to refill. I left to buy a small funnel. My wife, bless her heart, decided to help me and mow the lawn in my absence. She burnt the engine. What can I say? She meant well. Still married 44 years later. Love of my life.
Honestly, it lasted longer than I thought. If I ever come across a 2 stroke with no compression, I'll know why. I was sure that the connecting rod was going to seize. Great video! Thanks Steve.
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Hhmmm... Had a neighbor that had some storm/tree damage awhile back. Over the course of an afternoon, he went through three rental chainsaws and never did finish the job. Claimed the tree was "really sappy". Bet this explains what really happened...lol.
snappy
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I followed Steve’s advice and run 40:1 on everything our company owns. Nothing has seized since. We lost a lot of equipment at 50:1. Thank you Steve! Lifetime subscriber here!
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shitty oils. i run 100:1.
Yup that’s what I do. Screw that tree hugger EPA nonsense. A little more is fine n dandy while too little just makes you go buy more expensive needless.y complicated equipment.
I've actually been running 40 to 1 as well! Zero issues here. The synthetic oil seems like a much better choice for two stroke engines as well.
If you run 40:1, you might have to adjust the carb because 40:1 runs LEANER than 50:1. But I use Stihl Ultra HP at 40:1 in EVERYTHING I own. 50:1 is probably OK, but I'm not chancing it. And I always have a nice golden brown spark plug, never any carbon buildup. These people talking about 100:1 because they use some fancy oil (usually Amsoil) are risking it in my humble opinion.
I use 40:1, adjust the carb, never get smoke, never any buildup and the spark plug always looks PERFECTLY golden/carmel color.
My uncle in law put mixed gas in his lawnmower....When it started to smoke, he shut it off and swore it was wrecked. My dad offered to take it off his hands because he was gonna junk it. Dad gave it to me. That was 20 years ago. Thing still runs like a top! Obviously this video is the opposite of that, but I thought I'd share the story anyway. Bottoms up Steve!
I've never put unmixed fuel in my mower.
Of course it is a Lawn Boy 2-cycle.
I thought this "mix" business was nonsense for the longest time. Never knew it was this big of a deal.
You may have saved some of my gear if i had run out of oil/fuel mix...thanks!
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@@guy_incognito7538 One would hope
And now we know. Thanks Steve for taking one for the team. Stay awesome.
Right on Doug..
I had a weed eater for 12 yrs that ran Schaeffer’s premix. Everything else wore out but the motor. I did same thing dumped fuel and it has now ran a tank of straight gas wide open and still runs. I think I will pull it back out and run another tank. That oil works
Steve, first of all Thanks. Thanks to you I fix my weed eater Bolens, that didn't rav up, I did what you suggested about those screws and fix it. Then I bought a ryobi blower that didn't start. I dissasembled it appart, put some carb starter, blow it through the carb, put it together, then turn the screws 1.25 as you suggested, but didn't start, keep going, about 15', play around with those screws, more carb straight into the carb, and boom, when it goes about to start, I play more with screws and kaboom, work perfect. It turned out that it need 2 completely turns the high and the low screws. And now finally today I started worked in an old weed eater husqvarna, that has the piston stuck. I played around a lot of carb inside, I actually got a hammer and a metal point, and hammer that metal axel until it started to turn. Then hooked up my drill and give it several turns, I busted the screw but I put another one. that problem was fixed, I don't know if I am going to have luck bring it back to life, but I did learn a lot of it. I need to replace the fuel lines, and the purge bulb, tomorrow I will buy another one, but the carb looks ok, after cleaning of course, but the fuel lines were completely gummy, green gummy, I have to put another one.
I let you know how it turn out. But a big THANKS TO YOU, you have a soul of a TEACHER. PLEASE KEEP IT UP. I always thought I have no skills for motors, but now with YOU I am starting to have a little faith in myself. THANKS AGAIN.
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The same thing that happens when you loan your new McCullough chain to your brother in law. You give him the mixed gas full gallon and extra oil additive with explicit use instructions. Six months later and he returns it with the engine seized and a story that says I lent it to him that way. He's an ex brother in law for multiple reasons.
Chainsaws shouldn't be lent out. Torches are right behind them in that category.
A friend of mine once told me "never loan something to someone that you wouldn't just give them outright; if you get it back, that's a bonus".
Thought the rod would let go .
Funny, I let a neighbor use my Toro 2 stroke snowblower. His driveway is 80’ long. He returned it asking what kind of fuel it used.
Being a mechanical engineer, he used unmixed.
It’s still working!
Lucky me!
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I ran a homelite trimmer on straight gas for a couple years. I did not know any better. My yard was real small so I only ran it for about 6 mins each time. I now use 2 cycle oil in the fuel. So far I have replaced the primer bulb and the carb. That trimmer is now 20 yrs old and still running with a few scratches on the piston. Best trimmer ever!!
Steve, I was riding my old Yamaha DT360 single cylinder two stroke at full throttle along a busy highway many years ago. The DT360 had an oil tank and an injection metering system that was cable operated alongside the separate throttle cable. Unbeknownst to me, the oil injection cable had broken at some point so only enough oil for low rpms was being injected. As soon as I backed off the throttle, the engine seized immediately locking up the back wheel sending me into a crazy skid. I had the presence of mind to pull in the clutch thus releasing the back wheel and regained control. After coasting to the side of the road and clearing out my shorts, I actually managed to get it started and limped into work. Bored-out to 4th oversize + piston and a new cable and it ran like new again! I kept an eye on the injection cable after that!
That was interesting. I recall back when I was 17 years old, I got a weed eater that was a TMC kpw 23. In the owners manual TMC warned that running straight fuel with no oil would cause the engine to seize. It's obviously different with each two stroke engine. It can result in either seizure or the piston gets scored and the ring or rings can get damaged and get stuck leading to no compression. In any case the engine would have to be rebuilt.
I really enjoy your videos. They are no bull and informative. I own a small engine repair here in the Napa Valley Calif and have many times yanked a frozen recoil.This is what Utube is supposed to be Thanks Steve
Right on, brother....
My dad did this without knowing not to use regular gas to our leaf blower last week. The string pulley is stuck now and wont pull. He said it died like this one did. Is there any way to fix it? Or would it be a lost cause and better buy a new one?
you know Steve, one thing is for sure! you are great guy, easy to listen to, not wasting words, always to point, with some fun. great guy to learn from. ignore all haters ;) love from Lithuania
I appreciate that!
Loved the video. The John Deere chainsaw sitting on the counter behind you was exactly like one I bought around 1980-1982. It used Echo parts and as the paint chipped in places it was echo orange under the yellow paint.
Rip Ryobi. Thank you Steve for teaching us.
I already accidentally put straight gas in a leaf blower at my grandparents place. My mom and I were doing some lawn work at my grandparents place and I would leaf blow the grass off the driveway. I ran out of fuel in the leaf blower and asked my mom if there was any mixed fuel. She said there is fuel in the gas can. But she did not realized it was not mixed and neather did I. So I filled the gas tank all the way to the top and leaf blowed for about a half tank of fuel and it still ran fine. At the time my grandpop passed away and someone bought the house. So we took the leaf blower home. My dad was shocked to see unmixed gas in the leaf blower tank. When he told me about it I did a compression test and it was at 120 psi of pressure. I was surprised the thing didn't blow up then. I still use it today and it still runs great. And I always use mixed fuel in it. ☺
Thanks man. Great info Steve. 2 cycle oil, 93 octane in all the small engines on my plantation. 😊🤪
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i thought twenty seconds max , great video , sad death of a hard working innocent blower .
That's a great obituary! 🤣
thinking of using it for my girlfriends headstone lol
Its a crappy one, a ryboi
Best small engine repair channel on the tube!!! My go to channel when i have issues!!!
Wow, thanks!
Damn, never knew I had to put oil in the gas. The guys at Home Depot always look at me weird when I bring back my edger and explain to them it only ran for 10 minutes.
I'm surprised you got that much run time, without oil in the fuel. I wouldn't give it 2 minutes.
@@vincentrobinette1507 it was a joke lmao
A manager at HF Tools said the air compressor never gets filled with oil and some dick brings it back under warranty, the reason oil-free is what they sell now (lol)
Very nice of you to sacrifice the equipment to educate others. I love MC......
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I have rebuilt those for about $30. You can get the parts on Ebay. Ring, piston and cylinder jug included.
Newagetojo, I think it's mostly just a brand name thing. I know the high dollar equipment is generally made of higher quality materials and some cheaper ones are really lower quality materials but if ANYTHING is taken care of and has regular maintenance done it can last a long time. People are always going to poo poo stuff, some of it is from actual experience but much of it is from following popular opinion.
Thanks Steve, I was considering buying a guys Husqvarna chainsaw and blower ghat he ran unmixed gas in. Now I know what to look for. See you in the next one.
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Molson Canadian! My favorite! Getting hard to find in North Carolina mountains.
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Saved a vintage mercury sled once by filing ring outof piston the cleaning all an reassemble ! 398cc with bogey wheels, tank as back rest! '72
Great video, loved it. Now for pitys sake. please rebuild it. You owe the blower that much.
A kid on my crew did this to my 026 and that's how I found this channel I was looking to see how to rebuild it but the saw died much faster
Reminds me when I bought my echo blower. I maintain all my own equipment and was concerned about what I would need to adjust the special screws it had. I asked the guy at the counter and he said "bring it to us. If you get caught adjusting your carb you will get a 30K fine from the EPA." Nice try. Because of his lying condescending BS I bought it from somewhere else and with a screwdriver and a grinder I made an adjustment tool. Within a couple years I noticed they went out of business probably from treating too many customers the same way. Just thought I would share a fun story.
How the EPA ever find out unless you tell them.
Wow. Almost 9 minutes. It lasted a lot longer than I thought it would. Almost a shame you had to kill it but thanks for the demonstration. I had an old man tell me that when it came to mixing fuel, "A smoking 2 cycle is a happy 2 cycle".
Right on
You’re gonna have to use the rake now!
OK - I guess I'll keep mixing the oil and gas for my old snow blower. Thanks for another great lesson Steve.
There are kids in Ethiopia with leaves that could have used that blower.
mr7badass What, for food? lol ;D
Underrated comment.
:))) so true.. :)))))
Where tf they gettin 2smoke gas in Ethiopia lol
Im really love leave blower because it was easy to clean the sidewalk with leafblower
That is one reason why I avoid lending my petrol powered tools to anyone.
Right on
I had the melting ring thing happen to a 2 stroke motorcycle when i had an air leak in the crankcase. It was a 500cc Yamaha. That was a fun bike. I didn't know an engine would even last 9 minutes without the oil. You have great videos.
Thanks for sharing
Straight gas is like cheap whiskey,
You have to mix it or it will hurt ya
Is it light
Is is the blower light
I run these small 2 strokes, Zenoah, in my hobby RC's. Modified can run 20,000+ rpms. I run 20 to 25 /1 ratio. At these rpm's the extra oil is needed not just as a lubricant, but the extra oil particles can act as a coolant. So much so, in boats which have water cooling, you have to run the water lines to warm the water first through the water cooled exhaust flange, then to the cylinder. Or the engine wont reach optimum temperature to run correctly. Great engines to tune and toy with.
Could you, or did you, replace the rings? Replace the piston? Use it as a leaful weapon?
Never would have dreamed that it would have lasted 9 minutes! I was thinking a minute or two at the longest. Keep up the excellent videos!
Thanks, will do!
Sad a life was lost for the sake of a great lesson. Once I caught the wife with the wrong gas can I just cringed. I'm going to forward this to her.
Thanks Steve.
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No chance I’ll ever catch my wife with a gas can. None.
women should not mess with engines ever, never should've been allowed to drive in the first place.
@@anandchundi6805 you sound like lots of fun at parties
some would say @benjamin gabbard
Nothing like real life examples. Excellent Steve.
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Excellent video. Thank you for all the information Steve. Your videos are all great.
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My blower has been running weak, even after tuning it up and I decided this season to just go ahead and run straight STP multipurpose treatment and Berryman B12 Chemtool. They are both a similar product to Seafoam. It's been 5 months, I use it every 3-4 days and it is running better than it ever has.
damn thats why mines doesnt work anymore
I ran an ole 440 Rotax SkiDoo motor on straight gas for just over 6 minutes before it failed. Didn't get the damage you got(looks more like a lean burn). I put new bearings in and the motor worked fine
I gave you a thumbs up, but it's sad to see a good engine ruined.
Educational purposes only......
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon a video showing how to unseize the engine would be great !
In today’s world that’s considered engine cruelty and against the law. Dilly, Dilly !
Never witnessed this before , I know it has bound to have happen to someone before. Thanks again great demonstration.
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Great demo, we had someone at our golf club (volunteer) so this to our Stihl leaf blower. Here is a question for you, is it worth doing a motor job on a small engine like this or is the engine and piece of equipment not worth keeping other than for parts?
I have a STHIL back pack blower and I have ran a gallon of straight gas through mine before with no problems that I know of. I did it because I had no mix and a lot of work to do. I have since run mixed gas through and after several years it is still going strong.
No you need to call still and tell them about that they'll probably give you a free blower for life but I'm sure that you added it to other oil and that was a lesser ratio but it still was adequate to lubricate it
@@vickilund7206 I had TRIED to contact STHL via email and also on their FB page But they had never responded to either. Besides I have absolutely NO DOUBT they would not GIVE me anything, heck, they cant even give me the time of day to respond to contacts.
I’ve all Sthil products and they are over 12 yrs old , with daily use , not 1 has caused me any issues in all that time . I fill a plastic cup (135ml) with 2 stroke oil and pour into a gallon fuel can .
Big thumbs up there bud! Damnedest thing happen to me once. My helper ran straight fuel in my Husqvarna handheld blower for about 20 minutes before I caught him. Before that the thing had been running kind of rough, after I caught him and yelled at him I noticed the thing was running faster and better. I assumed the blower was toast, I checked the bore and piston and it seemed fine. The damn thing runs better now than it ever has. I do all my own tune-up and maintenance on my Motors, so I know this doesn't make any sense. Maybe the straight fuel somehow cleaned up a clogged jet at high temperature? It will forever bug me.
I'm curious about it too.
i have run plain gas thru a couple old saws i had that werent running so good i thought they were done but after that they run fine so i have seen it b4 but i do not know what the plain gas fixed either lol
WOW, thats awesome..
Old oil and gas can get gummy so I assume the straight gas helped break it down inside the 2 stroke that's just my guess my oldest sister gave me a two stroke weed whacker that had 2 cycle mix in that sat for several years or longer it was seized shut by the oil and gas that turned into varnish it was like glue we wound up scrapping it out has scrap metal i could not unsezie it!
Same thing happened to me yesterday with my Husquvarna blower. But I didn't catch it. It stopped running by I have compression. Plus it ran for 30 minutes before it quit.
Informative....No wonder these blowers don't last long when they are in the wrong hands...Surprised it lasted such a short time.
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thanks Steve. too bad to ruin that little engine. but again thank you for your great videos .
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Good oil and fuel matters. I have an old, well maintained 80's Stihl 028 Super WB that has had carb rebuilds, oil pump replacements, new lines, engine gaskets / seals etc and still on the original cylinder and piston with only 1 ring change. Two strokes live a LONG time when you take care of them.
I'd be interested to see same test done but mixed at a ratio of 100:1 to see if a big mistake in mixing your gas will cause significant damage.
Would it even run? Probably not.
@@glasswinder it ran for 9 minutes with zero oil. So sure it will run just curious if a real low ratio would still protect the engine.
@@iconr6racer yes it will, we used to run Amsoil in all our saws. 100:1 mix never had an issue.
@@leorapsonjr9134 why were you mixing it at that ratio on purpose? Surely they weren't suppose to be ran at that ratio?
@@iconr6racer amsoil Saber is designed to be ran at that super light ratio because it can protect it just fine
Wonderful demonstration, Stevie, you can't get better than that.
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My husqa backpack blower ran an entire tank of regular fuel. Started to sound like a jet engine near the end. Added the mix back into it, used it until the engine started running smooth again (about 5 minutes until the whistle sound stopped). Pray for me.
Steve, I was told by a Sthil dealer, after he replaced my carb on my Sthil blower it would not rev,, the reason the carb went bad was I used unleaded gas from the pump. He told me to use fuel with no ethanol in it. which is available, tho expensive, it is mainly used for rec vehicles.
What say you? I am using it in all my small engines. Thank You
canned pre-mix fuel is a good alternative to pump gas, but Stihl says their products are engineered to run on up to 10% ethanol fuel. my nearest ethanol-free source is 90 octane, and $4.99/gal right now.
If you're using the equipment everyday, fuel containing ethanol is fine. It's not going to sit in the carb long enough to do damage. If it's for a homeowner and will set a week or more between uses, I would recommend finding ethanol-free gas. Where I live, ethanol free is around $3 a gallon. It's what I run in my weedeaters, chainsaw, ATV, and lawn mower.
RICARDO MACODO
Hi Ricardo
I've been using lead free petrol in my Sthil Leaf Blower and Hedge Cutters for the last 17 years .... never a problem .
I use them commercially
However, I'm in The UK ..... Fuel might be different here.
God Bless
What kind of the gas works for the blower
I had a Ryobi blower when I first started doing lawn care. My stupid cousin dumped straight fuel in it and totally destroyed it. The thing was a few months old. I could have murdered him. I had to buy a new one and took the price of it out of his wages. He quit working for me which was fine because everyone I worked for said he did a bad job on their lawns. They were all happy to see me return( I had a family function to attend for a week) I went out and bought a back pack blower after that. It was a great investment!
I know ryobi and homelite are under TTI but like damn they didnt even try to differentiate the machine. All is exactly the same as my homelite just the plastics are different colors and obviously the badging
My son did this to his new husqvarna backpack blower. It was completely locked up, had to beat the oval piston out. I replaced piston, rings and cylinder with OEM...$120. Runs like new again.
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the oil/fuel mixture helps cool/lubricate the piston/jug more effectively since it is air cooled.
I noticed a slight drop off in rpm about 10 seconds in. You can tell it didn’t like it straight off.
Merlin Cat That’s just how ryobis run
Most young homeowners have done this one time,lesson to be learned
WOW...I'll never use Extra virgin olive oil as a fuel mix again after what I saw.
Try linseed oil, it gives a nice nutty smell to the exhaust.😁
Jesco White has gotten himself a RUclips channel. Awesome!
Lets see how she runs with straight Molson Canadian eh bud?
You have removed all of my fear and frustration with 2 stroke engines. I've moved away from electric and I'm gas powered again!!!!
Right on
Love these videos Steve! More importantly, where did you get the stubby Canadian? or have you had it around since the 70s?
Back on the shelves where I live! Bob and Doug Mackenzie style....
Stubby s are available in Canada again
So...hypothetically...if one were to do this... can it be fixed, or is it new tool time?
What would happen if you used a bit of 10w30 mixed in?
Years ago that is all anybody normally did...
probably nothing, maybe lack of lubrication because 10w30 is way stiffer than two-stroke oil.
@@banny123456 so what oil would be relatively the same thickness?
In the 1990's people just mixed engine oil until it had a clear smoke. When too rich it would leave oil sludge on the outside of the exhaust, blacken the spark plug early.
@@kennethwallace4338 exactly what I needed to know.
Something to use when stuck.
I run Lucas two stroke at 40:1 have never had any issues. I swear that also has fuel stabilizers I had a saw sitting for a year and it started up.
just open a beer after i saw yours cheer 👍
Canadian stubby. It was my beer of choice for decades. Now I love the Calabogie Brew Co.
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Yes I wanted to thank you for all your videos you really get in-depth till you break it down and make it very easy and a you explain it clearly there's a lot of people out there that don't know a lot of things good job and God bless you
Steve this video was great , my km131r cut out today whilst cutting a hedge and the pull start is now solid? Was very hot too
In your opinion Steve, how long did it have before it was rendered unusable? If you were to catch your mistake after a minute or so, would too much damage already be done?
not an expert on these types of engines, but i would guess the most scoring of the piston and the cylinder wall is being done when you actually hear the rpm slowly start to drop. from then it gets worse quickly. Oils have gotten much better in the recent decades so the lubricating film on the moving parts will protect them for a little while if you catch your mistake soon.
I agree 100%....
It was probably still usable after 8 minutes! If it still runs, its usable...
Happened to my stihl backpack blower a helper ran it without oil for probably half a tank. I filled it with mixed gas and a little extra oil. Starts and idles but only runs at half throttle and has a knock. Barely has enough power to blow grass off of a curb. If the grass is a little damp then you can forget it
great videos Steve I have learnt so much from your videos just the ways you explain things makes it so easy to learn greetings from Austin Texas
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These things are only home owners use rated around 50 - 60 hrs Don. Dime a dozen. Hey Steve, Y'all get Saint Pauli Girl brew up there . They come in a blue label and a dark which is a strong lager. You never forget your first girl !!!! Keep up the great info vids and thanks much , Coop . Oh and you maple leafers thanks for my fav Canadian Mist..
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Boy that answers my question . Dont forget to mix after filling the can at the station with ethanol free premium.
Hey Steve what's the difference between the stihl mix fuel and the one you can mix yourself?
The Stihl mix and the Aspen fuels are great for a unit you don't start for months at a time.
They also don't have as strong an exhaust smell, if that bothers you.
It's alkylate fuel, burns super clean
Just about all canned premixed fuels have fuel stabilizers in them.
It will last 4 years in an unopened can and roughly 2 after opening.
Straight gasoline with no stabilizers starts to degrade after 3 months and with 2 cycle oil mixed in,it can get really nasty. Think Vaseline.
Even if you dump the tank,the residual fuel can really goof things up. From the filter,fuel lines,carburetor and rings.
If you are not using a fuel stabilizer,at least do this at the end of the season. I prefer Deep Creep penetrating oil,but Mavel Mystery oil will do fine. Dump the tank.
Fill your tank with about a half cup of straight gas and add about a four second spray of Deep Creep or about a tablespoon of Marvel Mystery oil. Start the engine. No need to rev it up and let it idle for two 2 minutes and turn it off.
Dump the tank for storag.
I have a 25 year old Tanaka that was retired from the grounds crew at Opryland theme park. Still works wonderful with this regimen.
22 year old Snapper. Same regimen.
@@paulbillings1791 thanks will definitely do that
@@paulbillings1791 canned one (or from pump it's like 80cnt cheaper from pump than canned ones) "small engine fuels" Are here 100% parafin/alkylate . It's totally different than normal gasoline!
Another word of caution. I poured mixing oil into a 5 gallon container of gas but didn’t shake it up. I burned out 2 expensive chainsaws and my dignity on a job site. Best practice, put the oil in the can, then add the gas. New piston and cylinder worth almost as much as replacing the chainsaws, thus they were scrapped.
Great point!
Steve excellent video great demonstration and everyone should watch this video to stop them burning out engines.brilliant.
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Interesting video enjoy that cold beer & congratulations on legal weed for Canada
LOL, Right on...
The neat thing about weed we would not have won Ww2 without the hemp fiber to make ropes and nets & fabric if it wasn't for weed so even if you don't smoke it it's good for making textiles goods!
terry jenkins thanks for the reply we really need legal weed in NC for pleasure & products, weed is a friend
40:1 is the safest mixture for todays oils. Its a little smokey but everything runs flawless and 50:1 gives higher rpms but hotter temps
I tried to kill a very old and abused Stihl BG55 this way once. It went through three tanks of gas. Never failed. So I gave up trying to kill it. Still runs great to this day.
WOW!
Thanks I was wondering what would happen if we did not run a mix in the fuel. please keep up the good videos and thanks again
I was wondering what would happen....Thanks for the video....
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Damn what a coincidence!!! Same blower that I just installed a new carburetor on thinking it was my issue after running straight fuel to finish a job! No wonder it doesn’t run anymore!!! I kilt it! 🤦🏽♂️🤣
Sorry to hear that!
Great video and learning tool.
Thanks 👍
Great Steve yet again. Best wishes and thanks from 🇬🇧.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow you have new leaf blower
Steve I laugh so hard when I see you put that gas in there. Got some memories back years ago I was moving and lots thing happening well to say .I pick up my gas can fill my Pollan chainsaw and to the woods I went well that thing cut 2 pcs and you know the rest lol