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billw
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    Do, in fact, use 16:1 oil ratio. I had a 7.5 when I was a kid. A supposedly knowledgeable person told me I could use 50:1 because the oils were better than previously available. It went about 1000 feet and threw a rod.

    Long live American manufacturing!