I was talking to a friend and whining about ethanol gas in small engines.
He told me a trick. He said to add a small amount of marine 2 cycle oil to my mower/tiller gas and see if they do not start easier and run better.
I did not have any marine spec'd 2 stroke oil, but I did have a small bottle (2.8oz) of Stihl Ultra HP 50:1 mix oil. I added a few cap fulls (~2 tsp) to my gallon of yard machine gas.
It seemed to work. My mower starts like it did pre-ethanol mandate. My tiller would only run well partially choked. It ran fine again, un choked. I checked the plugs. Looked normal. Ummmm?
Any similar experience running mixed gas in 4 strokes?
He told me a trick. He said to add a small amount of marine 2 cycle oil to my mower/tiller gas and see if they do not start easier and run better.
I did not have any marine spec'd 2 stroke oil, but I did have a small bottle (2.8oz) of Stihl Ultra HP 50:1 mix oil. I added a few cap fulls (~2 tsp) to my gallon of yard machine gas.
It seemed to work. My mower starts like it did pre-ethanol mandate. My tiller would only run well partially choked. It ran fine again, un choked. I checked the plugs. Looked normal. Ummmm?
Any similar experience running mixed gas in 4 strokes?