Anyone used stabil and amsoil for their auger?

[klee]

I've heard something about using stabil in the auger at the end of the season to keep the carburetor working or clean and during the season. Anyone have a suggestion on this topic? I just bought a used strikemaster lazer mag auger. Its still in like new condition, just has some build up and dust due to storage in the garage from the previous guy. How would you reccomend me use stabil or what should I do? I'd like to use it but don't know how or what to do? What are the measurements for 1 gallon of gas? The directions only has it mixed for 2 1/2 to 5 gallon. 1 gallon would last me all season. It also says too much won't harm the engine.

Anyone used amsoil on their strikemaster? I talked to the strikemaster guy at the show on saturday and he said its also a good product but he was trying to tell me to use the strikemaster 2-cycle smokeless oil. They had it on sale for $1, i don't know how much they sell it at the store. I came back and they were sold out. So I decided to buy a pack of the amsoil. I've read a lot of things about it for other augers, but not a strikemaster.

I want to make sure my gear is in running condition before I get on the ice.

Any solution?

[Esox_Magnum]

The 1.5 oz pack of Amsoil mix it at .8 gal of gas. I ran that mix in my old strikemasters for years without problems. I don't use stabil with the amsoil but might not hurt. Just finished off the last of the tank in my auger from last year yesterday will be mixing a new gal up here later today for the rest of the season.

[croixflats]

I would forgo the stabil during the season and run the Amsoil Saber pro.

The Amsoil will clean out the gunk in the motor and help run that much better with minimal smoking. At the end of the season empty tank and fog engine with seafoam fogging oil and your set for storage. I personally never had problems with gas going bad, that doesn't mean it does not happen probably means I use it up fast enough before it goes bad.

[klee]

Just for clarification, I'm not planning to mix the stabil and amsoil together, but to use them at different times.

I picked up a small pack of amsoil at the show saturday, so I guess I'll try it out.

[Esox_Magnum]

I just leave the gas in during the summer and start and run it once a month or so.

[hamms-scooter]

Same here run it through the summer once in a while no issues at all...

[SDS]

I never use additives! At the end of the year I run the auger out of fuel. Once winter comes around I mix new gas and the auger starts on the first pull. Additives are not nessecary, buy good oil and mix properly! I also like to run 91 octane. I own a jiffy that is 20 years old! How does your auger run?

[hibanks1]

Im with SDS, Always always run it dry at the end of the year.......and new fuel at the beginning of the season - non ethanol gas too....i do like to use sea-foam.....my strikemaster has not missed a beat yet in 7 years....

[fishin4fun85]

i second the seafoam and leaving the gas in it, but starting it through the summer a couple times

[eyebjim]

I make sure to always use non oxygenated gas and amsoil sabre. I just leave it half full for summer. Starts right up come winter.

[OnAFly]

Where can I find amsoil? Anywhere near the north metro?

[SFC]

napa Osseo

[klee]

I bought the Amsoil Saber Pro. 100:1 mix with one gal. at the show. Will it be fine? Is it too much? I don't really understand this ratio stuff? What is consider good? Or does it only depend on how many gallons you plan to mix?

[ROOOOSTERFISH]

After talking to people and experiencing it first hand I will not add any gas additive anymore. Stickly seafoam and amsoil and fresh gas for me for now on.

[Great Outdoors]

I have used Amsoil for many years, in outboards, snowmobiles (before oil injection), chain saws, ice augers, and any other 2 cycle application at 100:1 mixture, and never had a problem.

The best part, only one can of mixed gas in the garage!

[opsirc]

used to use the strikemaster oil in my lazer, then add stabil at the end of the year. last year switched to amsoil, auger ran better. did not add any stabil, going to see how it starts this year.

[castmaster]

Just for clarification, I'm not planning to mix the stabil and amsoil together, but to use them at different times.

I picked up a small pack of amsoil at the show saturday, so I guess I'll try it out.

I am a bit confused by this statement. You do understand that your auger is a 2 stroke engine and will require oil, of whatever brand, to be mixed with ALL gas you use in the augers engine. Therefore you wouldnt be able to use stabil and whatever oil at different times.

Not trying to sound like a jerk or anything, was just confused by what you wrote.

[Esox_Magnum]

He means differnt times of the season, like the stabil at the end of the season.

[SFC]

I bought the Amsoil Saber Pro. 100:1 mix with one gal. at the show. Will it be fine? Is it too much? I don't really understand this ratio stuff? What is consider good? Or does it only depend on how many gallons you plan to mix?

It is the right stuff read Esox first post on this thread

[klee]

Sorry Castmaster, I meant to use stabil seperately either at the end of the season (I heard it was good to use it on an auger). Than, when I want to use it during the season I would add amsoil with my gas instead of using the 2-cycle smokeless strikemaster oil. Hope that makes sense.

[H2O]

So let me get this straight....If I mix Stabil in my fresh fuel in hopes of preserving it for the next couple of months then I shouldn't mix it with Amsoil??? I thought this was OK????

Maybe I'm misinterpreting things up above. I know that you can't substitute Stabil in place of Amsoil, but I would think you have to add both the Stabil and Amsoil together into your auger tank to get the benefits of fuel preservation as well as lubrication.

[Jim Almquist]

I just leave the gas in during the summer and start and run it once a month or so.

That is all I have done for years with no problems. I started with my Jiffy and now I do the same with my Nils.

The most IMPORTANT thing is to burn NON-OXY gasoline.

I am lucky because I have a station right down the road with 92 octane Non-Oxy and it gets used up fast so the gas is pretty fresh.

I also use my Amsoil at 80:1 ratio

[Xplorer]

I personally use 3 oz of Saber to 2 gallons of 91 non-oxy gas, resulting in an 85:1 ratio (2 gallons = 256 oz/ 3 oz oil = 85:1 ratio) and add 2 oz of Seafoam and shake well. This is used in my auger, chainsaw, brushcutter and weedwacker. And it works awesome in them all....less smoke and smoother running all around. And like GO said, only one can of mixed gas in the garage

[hydro]

The function of “Amsoil” or any lubrication oil and the function of “Stabil” which is a fuel preservative are completely different from one another and using them both at the same time does not alter their individual function in any way. To answer the original post question, YES it is OK to use both products at the same time.

Amsoil is a synthetic lubrication oil, and provides lubrication to the engine’s moving parts. It can be used in ratios up to 100:1 in most engines and provides many advantages over traditional “mineral oil” based lubricants. By all means use it in your small two stroke mixed gas engines.

Stabil, and Seafoam, are intended to be fuel preservatives, and to some extent fuel system cleaners. Their purpose is to help reduce the breakdown of gasoline during storage. They are effective for a few months, as long as the fuel does not evaporate, but they are NOT designed for long storage (years?) and will not save the fuel system from “gunking up” in those applications.

During regular usage (like in your auger during the winter season) there is really not much reason to run Stabil in the gas as long as the supply is kept fresh. Toward the end of the season you could put some in the last mixed can just to be sure to protect it for a while, but if you do not plan to use the fuel over the summer months it should be discarded.

On the subject of storage, if you run Amsoil or other synthetic oil, be sure to fog the motor at the end of the season to prevent internal corrosion. The synthetic oils offer very little corrosion protection and you need to use a mineral based fogging oil for this

[klee]

Thanks Hydro, now I understand how each works. I am a lady, so I have no clue what each of them would do. That's why I'm asking a lot of questions to make sure I won't mess up my auger and that it will work for many years.

Now, what is "fogging" the motor? Theres another special fogging oil?