I have a few gallons of Outboard Motor 2 cycle oil. It's bee a while since I read the label but is does specifically say "Outboard Motor" oil.
Can this be used in my chainsaw? We had a pretty bad ice storm earlier this year and I'm using my chainsaw quite a bit. I no longer have an outboard motor and I thought I would just use it to mix with gas for my saw.
My chainsaw is air cooled and the outboard was water cooled. Would that make any difference? Is 2 cycle oil 2 cycle oil or are there significant differences?
Thanks for any help.
Clem
Different oils are made for different RPM' and stresses. Air cooled engines get hotter.
I did something different... I used to ride dirt bikes. I had been out riding on a Saturday. On Sunday, I went out to cut some wood.
I had 1.5 gallons of dirt bike fuel left. I used premium gas, with one of the best race oils at the time. The dirt bike ran great
Since I had this premium grade fuel left over, I decided to run it in the chainsaw. The two chainsaw's, one a '60's Mac pro saw and the other a nice Stihl, fired right up. But, they bogged right out. Those saws would not run for beans.
Went out, got some fresh premium, and a fresh bottle of Husky(or Stihl; it was a few years ago...) premium oil. Saws ran great!
Since then, I only use premium gas, with good Husky or Stihl oil. That Stihl is 25 years old and still runs great. The newer Husky I have, and the Stihl string trimmer, run great.
The other thing, which is often disputed, is I only mix 1 gallon at a time, and use it up quickly. My dirt bike buddy used to build race motors for National champions(Danny Magoo Chandler was one), and used to race the west coast circuit. They never used mixed gas more than a day or two. The oild would start to break down. They saw engines go up in smoke. Now, granted, that was competition racing. But, these chainsaws also run 10,000+rpm.
So I like to run fresh premium mix in them