I understand it means I need to mix oil in the gas, but how much of one to the other? Thanks for your time.
2006-12-04 12:58:46 · 14 answers · asked by Mimiat41 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ask the owner, before you ruin his blower!
2006-12-04 13:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most snow blowers ( 2 cycle gas & oil mix) is 32.to1. Buy a bottle of 32 to 1 oil sold most anywhere. The directions are on the sid of the oil. If yuo ccn get the small bottal of oil normaly you pour the oil in and add 1 gallon of gas.
2006-12-04 21:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Les Gramps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, my snowblower has a different mix ratio than the chainsaw, and they dont work if you dont use the right mix.....
get down to walmart and buy a gallon gas can, and a little 5 dollar bottle of 2 stroke oil...you can buy one that you squeez and it fills up to the right spot on a little container built right into the can, and pour it into the gas cas, mix, and pour into the snowblower
its better to err on the side of more oil than less, because if you don't use enough oil you will seize up the engine
2006-12-04 21:05:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a 2-stroke engine, probably a 50:1 mixture of gas to two stroke oil. Some newer engines are 100:1 so I'm afraid you'll need to check. Places like Sears and Home Depot will have suitable oil and so will car parts stores like Autozone.
2006-12-04 21:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by Chris H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just another point for all snowblower users. Don't use Gasoline that you bought for your lawnmower in July.
The vapor pressure of summer gasoline is very low and you will have a very difficult time or impossible time getting the snowblower/chain saw started in cold temperatures, and if you are lucky enough to get it started it will probably run terribly until it is good and warm.
Refineries put a lot of butane into gasoline in the winter to raise the vapor pressure so the gasoline will vaporize and ignite in cold conditions.
2006-12-04 22:15:28 · answer #5 · answered by Coach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a ratio of fuel to oil mix. Ask the owner if he knows, if not let me know the make & model and what the engine is and give me the numbers off the engine, (should be on the blower housing) and I will tell you what the mix should be.
2006-12-04 22:57:48 · answer #6 · answered by blacktrain11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its more than likely a two stroke motor. You need to go to a lawnmower repair shop or general hardware store and purchase 2-stroke motor oil. You should also buy a separate gas can just for that gas and oil. Be sure to label it and do not add it to anything that does not specifically call for it. You will save yourself a headache and a few dollars.
2006-12-04 21:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by Big Will 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any 2 cycle engine..... that you do not know the oil ratio of..... will run fine on a 32:1 ratio (4 ounces of air cooled 2 cycle oil, to one gallon of fresh gas)
2006-12-05 02:34:36 · answer #8 · answered by 572ci. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to wal-mart and get a small bottle of 2 stroke oil it would be the smallest size they have on the shelf, but make shore it is 2 stroke oil and mix the small bottle of oil in 1 gallon of gas, you could ask the workers at wal-mart to help you find the small bottles of 2 stroke oil
2006-12-04 21:12:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i use a product called OPTI-2 it's for use in all 2 stroke engine's from 20:1 -50:1 it comes in small pouches that will treat one gallon of gas at a time. GOOD STUFF!!
2006-12-04 21:38:36 · answer #10 · answered by bikenut02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you go to the hardware store, look at the little bottle of 2-cycle oil, and it will give you the correct ratio of gas-to-oil.
2006-12-04 21:05:35 · answer #11 · answered by nosleepthree 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋