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Oil ratio for 1948 outboard 10 years 4 months ago #113084

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My daughter-in-law just bought a non-running outboard that was sold by Gamble stores. It has a plate that says mix a quart of 30 wt. automotive oil with one gallon of gasoline. Can that be possible? I had suggested she run 24:1 as my Firestone motor of that age ran fine on that mixture.

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Re: Oil ratio for 1948 outboard 10 years 4 months ago #113085

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You might be interested in this recent discussion:

www.fiberglassics.com/glassic-forums/home/main-forum/2-cycle-fuel-and-oil

HTH........ed

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