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Strikemaster 25:1 or 40:1?

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My 6 yr old Tecumseh Strikemaster Laser Mag calls for 25:1 (or 24:1) and I went to GM tonight to get some oil. The little bottle that you mix now with 1 gal of gas says its for 40:1. The guy at Gandr says it the same as its always been----but I think the new Solo motor calls for a leaner mix than my Tecumseh. Can you guys help me out with this one. Should I mix 1 1/2 of these new (40:1) little oil bottles in a 1 gal can?

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CrappieNight Enthusiast

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Not sure on the Solo but my Cobra Pro is 24:1 and I talked to a girl at SM and she said they changed the mixture due to excessive oil blowout through the exhaust. I confirmed with her that it was ok to run 40:1 and she said "Absolutely". Give them a call, the girls that answer the phones have been able to solve all of my problems (Well, at least my auger problems). Customer service is A+.

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OldBear Enthusiast

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40:1 is now recommended by Strikemaster for the older augers that had a previous ratio of 24:1. At 24:1 my lazer mag use to leak oil out the exhaust and start so-so but now I use Amsoil at 75:1 and better all around.

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Eelpout08 Community Regular

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I just run 50:1 on all the two stroke stuff, chainsaw, auger, weed whip, etc. i hate having a half dozen cans of mixed gas laying around in different ratios. I have not had any problems in all the years so far. the hot ticket would be amsoil but i have never gotten around to switching over. sure would be nice not to have all the snot drooling out of the exhaust!

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stoney Explorer

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One old boat guy told me once that no matter what 2 stroke motor you run just use 32:1 in em all. Doesn't matter air or water cooled, with the newer tcw-3 oils it is universal... he'd been working on them for 40+ years.

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I use 3 oz of oil per 1 gallon of gas in my Solo. It's right in the middle of the recommended range.

Might be reviving an old one here but:

confused So I've read some posts that guys are running 80:1 using Amsoil Sabre Pro and I'm really struggling with the idea that I should/others do halve the amount of recommended oil.

Is this really okay to do? I mean, am I going to do damage the unit or void my warranty on my brand new L-Pro? I would hate to do anything that would put the life expectancy of my new, expensive piece of hardware at risk, but at the same time, if I can reduce oil blowout from the muffler and/or run a cleaner burning mix, that would be good too. I wouldn't do this just to save some 2c , but if this really is safe and/or recommended, I might do it.

Suggestions Please!

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Run it at it's recommended mix w/ regular 2-stroke mix oil for its first few tanks to ensure a good break-in, and then switch over. Amsoil Sabre Pro, mixed at 80-1; you won't regret it. I use 1 gas tank, mixed correctly, for everything 2-stroke!

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Run it at it's recommended mix w/ regular 2-stroke mix oil for its first few tanks to ensure a good break-in, and then switch over. Amsoil Sabre Pro, mixed at 80-1; you won't regret it. I use 1 gas tank, mixed correctly, for everything 2-stroke!

Exactly!

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schweady Experienced

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Snowblower has run 80:1 Amzoil for the past two seasons. Runs like a champ. And it has gone through more than a few gallons of mix this past month! cry Garden tiller has run 2-3 summers out of the same gas can, too. Gonna switch my ice auger as soon as I'm out of Strikemaster oil.

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theoilman Proficient

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The AMSOIL Saber Professional will work at 50-1 (or even richer). It will still be nearly smokeless, and I have never had anyone say, but I bet it won't dribble even at 40-1 or 50-1. It is not a petroleum product, but a real man-made built synthetic using di-ester technology - ashless, it burns away clean leaving no carbon behind. (The only exception and potential problem I know is when on a 2-cycle air-cooled engine if you do not run it full throttle any type of oil will give problems, i.e. string trimmers that you just run at idle or just over and don't pull the throttle all the way wide open and go to work.)

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Im also a proud new owner of Strikemaster Pro Lazer... Yes... You can break in with Amsoil... and as long it stays in between the 40-1 and 50-1 ratio, your warranty stays intact... I did a posting back in December regarding this matter...

Strikemaster issued a bulletin when they started using Solo engines... After people were raising questions about using type of oil and didnt want to have their warranty voided cuz of different oil being used... Non-Synthetic and Synthetic Oil is fine as long it stays below 50-1 ratio...

I can attest to Oilman's comment about 50-1 ratio with very little to none when it comes to smoking... A friend who got a new Strikemaster Magnum is using Strikemaster Oil at 40-1 ratio, I believe, and man, I couldnt believe the difference!!!

Hope this helps...

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