Re: qd 10 oil ratio

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quote steve001hsd:

I have been working on my seahorse for about a week or so. It runs good for a few and then bogs down in the barrel. i pulled the plugs and i see oil coating the plug electrodes. I am mixing at the recommended ratio of 1 qt to 4 gal of fuel. Is there any chance I am mixing too rich on oil? I am using 2 stroke oil instead of 30 weight. The motor seams to sputter erratically and then die. Does not matter if I’m in neutral or forward. I would think I’m mixing too rich but again but I am flowing the ratio on the motor cover. Any input is appreciated thanks.

You will get all kinds of opinions on the oil question. All I say is that the QD motors are notorious for beating the wrist pins loose in the pistons. If it were mine, I wouldn’t skimp on the oil. It probably will still beat the wrist pins out, but maybe take longer.

Again, opinions, but I say use today’s TCW-3 outboard oil. That old car oil carboned up motors and piston rings something terrible. TCW is TCW because it has been tested and proved to not do that so badly.