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06-17-2004, 12:41 PM
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Re: running an outboard without oil
Did the same thing this year; put 5 gals. in an empty tank w/oil and added another 20 gals. without. Luckily I caught myself in time. Keep in mind that the only lube for your 2 stroke is the pre-mix. This includes not only your piston but also top end bearing, crank and lower end bearings. Ouch$$$$$
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06-17-2004, 02:11 PM
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Re: running an outboard without oil
Does anyone know of a tool that can measure the ratio of oil to gas in a tank? I picture it being similar to how you check coolant levels in a car motor.
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06-17-2004, 03:13 PM
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Re: running an outboard without oil
It's a 50:1 ratio for 2 stroke outboards, so for every 50 gallons of gas, you add 1 gallon of oil. As far as a tool that can tell you what's already in the tank for pre-mix, I don't know if one exists.
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06-18-2004, 10:49 AM
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Re: running an outboard without oil
Once its out of warrantee....ditch the oil injection and premix the oil and fuel. I cant tell you how many motors have fried from the injector pump going out at WOT. My motor has 1200 hours on it using premix and the compression is still 110 all around. Now if the lower units would last that long they would probally go out of business. West Marine has this nifty little bottle that tells you how much oil for how much fuel. Its alot easier than trying to figure out how much oil to put in when you fill up with 36.5 gallons.
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