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  • December 17, 2018 at 1:37 pm #160456
    Ebooch
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      Looking for a generic 2 stroke oil suggestion for my Elto Ace

      December 18, 2018 at 1:47 pm #160635
      lloyd
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        Any common 2 cycle oil should be OK. Mix it with non ethanol gasoline at 16 to 1 .

        December 19, 2018 at 3:14 pm #160711
        fisherman6
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          US Member - 2 Years

          Use TCW-3 2-stroke oil for water cooled outboards. As Lloyd said, pretty much any commonly available brand of this type of oil will work fine.
          -Ben

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          December 20, 2018 at 12:18 pm #160790
          Mumbles
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            If your motor is worn and hard to start from leaking crank seals or low compression, using a heavier aviation oil designed for air cooled motors may help. These oils are graded differently so a W80 aviation oil would be what we know as 40 weight, or SAE 40.

            https://www.shell.com/business-customers/aviation/aeroshell/piston-engine-oil/w80-w100-w120.html

            http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueja02/Hangar7802.html

            December 20, 2018 at 11:31 pm #160848
            PugetSoundBoater
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              Mumbles- that is good info ,will keep that in my “research” folders.
              Thanks. Jim PSB

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              December 27, 2018 at 1:36 pm #161271
              outbdnut2
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                When your motor was new, it probably called for SAE-30 or SAE-40 Non-detergent oil. You can still buy that at auto parts stores.
                Dave

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