saws in slumber, dry or full

There is quite a bit of oil, at least with red armor left in the crankcase to more than cover the 15 seconds or so of sputtering.
Side note, my son ran a full tank of straight gas through my hedge trimmer and nothing happened. Still surprised by that.

 

Agreed.

 

All that oil must preserve the gas...
You milling?

 

No milling. I run 20:1 because I have seen what happens when 2 strokes don’t get enough oil. I have never seen a problem running 20:1. No plug problems, nothing.

I wouldn’t be surprised that there is some kind of fuel stabilizer in 2 stroke oil.

 

Some brands absolutely have it...but it will say it on the bottle/bag though too...

 

My saws run "slobbery" at 20:1...32:1 is about as (oil) rich as I will run normally...40:1 when using RA...no 50:1 for me...thats just too skinny on oil for me (no margin if something happens)

 

Mine run 40:1 also.. and IDC about EPA I care about my equipment lasting 20 years

 

I remember when the standard was 16:1. And instructions said how to use a piece of wood to scrape out the ports.

 

I'm guessing that oil ratio is protecting your engine from todays crappy fuel.

 

Wow, I haven't had good luck at ratios thicker than 32:1. I run 40:1 and store the saws as dry as possible. I put the saws away in May and get them back out in October.
Ethanol Free practically doesn't exist in California. I always add Stabil to the 5 gal jugs and I use that to fill 1 or 2.5 gal cans for mix. I don't like the mix to sit around too long.