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Old 05-09-2019, 07:17 PM
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Any of todays 2 smoke oils are superior to the 30W motor oil back in the day,.
16:1 would be 16 oz of gas to 1 oz of oil,-- do the math.
a gal is 128 oz so you need 12.8 oz of oil-- not rocket science.
we usually used a pint to the gallon or less back then
3/4 to 1 pint to a gallon is good.
I would not go too lean on the oil as a lot of old 2 smoke engines didn't have needle bearings on the rod journals.
If you run them lean on oil, you will put a rod through the side of the block.
I'd rather fog 'skeeters than ruin a vintage engine.
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