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wolf3
11-10-08, 06:19 AM
I accidendly put a gas/oil mix in a 4 cycle engine gas tank ( snow blower) I have not run it yet. What would be the results of using a gas/oil mix in a 4 cycle engine? Thanks

XSleeper
11-10-08, 07:01 AM
The motor may not want to start because of the diluted mixture... and if it does start, it will smoke a lot which may foul your plugs and valves. The oil could also gum up the carb. Why not just pour or siphon as much of it out as you can and add a full tank of clean gas?
wolf3
11-10-08, 07:08 AM
Thats what I will do. Thank You

chandler
11-10-08, 04:21 PM
At least you erred in the right direction. Putting regular gas without oil in a 2 cycle motor could have real bad results. Yours would only be a nuisance.
wolf3
11-11-08, 06:39 AM
thanks for the info. i marked my gas cans
ill have to pay more attention to what i do