Old Mixed Gas

Consider 2 stroke to be fuel injector cleaner. :) I think that most of the 2 cycle oil I buy has fuel stabilizer in it.- The old blue bucket sets a lot and the fuel cans on it sometimes don't get used up for a couple of months-no issues. I even have let saws set out of the rotation for several months without a problem.......but I have seen some gummed up carbs in my time so I don't like pushing it.
 
Your engine would do fine on straight 2 stroke. I would worry about the catalytic convertor though. 1 gallon of 2 stroke to 19 straight gas would give you a ratio of 1000 to 1. Good to go.

Most car companies consider a fairly sizeable consumption of motor oil to be acceptable. I think it is 1 quart to 3000 miles. If you get 25 miles to the gallon that figures out to you are burning oil at the ratio of 480 to 1.
 
Cobleskill said:
Your engine would do fine on straight 2 stroke. I would worry about the catalytic convertor though. 1 gallon of 2 stroke to 19 straight gas would give you a ratio of 1000 to 1. Good to go.

Most car companies consider a fairly sizeable consumption of motor oil to be acceptable. I think it is 1 quart to 3000 miles. If you get 25 miles to the gallon that figures out to you are burning oil at the ratio of 480 to 1.
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That's true... but the oil comes from ring blow-by and worn valve guides. It's not coming through the injectors.

Again... not to worry you Butch... it's just what I do with my unused old premix. If you've been doing it for quite some time, it's probably fine. The catalytic converter was brought up. I never even thought of those.

Gary
 
MasterBlaster said:
Does your truck have fuel injection?
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Never even thought about that. Used too OEM. But couldnt get the tune port to work off the IROC motor so put a 4bbl on it.

Still works fine in all the riding mowers too.
 
Listen to B. Any man with a stache that righteous has to know. (sorry B but the soup strainer is pretty bad ass)
 
Is this where I should piss y'all off by saying that for those of us who run alkylate, fuel getting too old simply doesn't happen:D
 
Butch dump it in and don't give it a second thought. Ive run brand new SUV's on saw gas. Ive run trucks on it, old and new. Everything Ive ever owned has eaten a meal of saw gas at some point. Absolutely not a single thing happens. You don't smell the difference, you don't feel any difference, your vehicle doesn't even know its there. Don't over think it. That oil is so diluted in a trucks fuel tank that anyone that says its harmful isn't thinking clearly because you burn that much engine oil in a tank of gas. Wont plug your cat, wont even be a blip on the radar for your injectors.
 
I wouldn't lie about something as expensive as an engine. Ive done it maaaaaaaaaaaany times. I'll do it tomorrow I bet.
 
In the busy season, fresh every other day. In the winter, much longer. I still feel its fine in a month though. Havent had any problems ever with month old gas.
 
There was guy on AS .Kind of a smart ass who had a fishing camp in Ont .They had a Chevy pick up at the camp they bought new with fuel injection they ran on 50 to 1 boat gas .The entire time since it was brand new .No problems .
 
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