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June 28, 2024 at 8:25 am
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Well Amsoil has probably 10 or more 2 cycle product’s today. Is there any difference beside the label on the bottle? When it first came out – only needed the one bottle for everything. I used the Amsoil in my dirt bikes and my chain saw. The chain saw got the same 100 to 1 mix I was using in the dirt bikes. I didn’t start using a synthetic in my outboard motors till I started using the Pennzoil. Many of my early motors are bushing motors and don’t have crankshaft seals. The oil makes the seal and 100 to 1 mix isn’t enough oil. 3 oz per. gal. (about 42 to 1) has been adequate for most of them. I don’t want to have containers with different mixes all over so I just use the same oil at that mix in everything. Still have the chain saw, and still use it but not as much as when I was burning wood in the 1970’s. I bought the gallon of Stihl (air cooled) biodegradable 2 cycle oil as a replacement for the Pennzoil. I’ve been using it in the 1929 Elto Folding N’s I’m running this year and the Martin 75 my son-in-law uses on his boat. It seems to smoke a little more than the Pennzoil. I won’t be buying any more as it failed the flick test. (flick test – mix up some gas, stick your finger in the gas can, and flick some on the water. The Pennzoil and the Bel-Ray disappear in a few seconds. The Stihl and regular full syn. oils do not. ) I’ve been using Castrol snowmobile oil in my weed whacker and leaf blower to save what Pennzoil I had left for my outboards while looking for a replacement. This has been my experience. Not a recommendation. Use your best judgment.Tubs

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