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Default Handy accessory for 2 stroke


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On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:42:19 -0400, "Don White"
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Dropped into our local Vespa scooter shop this afternoon and picked up a
'2%
oil mix cup'.
Overpriced at $6.88 + tax and somewhat cheaply made plastic (had to smooth
a
few sharp edges with emery cloth), this cup is very handy for quick
oil/gas
ratio mixing.
It is marked for the metric system, US measurements and the old Imperial
system. note: geared for 50:1 mix
Although the new Vespas are 4 stroke, the counter guy told me all the old
2
stroke scooter owners have this cup.



I thought everyone just used an empty 16oz Busch can. ;-)
Close enough for a 6 gallon tank.



This one is fool proof.... even the Dingy Dans of the world couldn't screw
it up. ;-)
On the metric scale...you see a one liter mark... 2 liter mark all the way
up to 5 liters.
As long as you know much gas you pumped into the can, you fill the oil to
the corresponding mark.
No guesswork, and because the cup is tall for it's width, it should be easy
to accurately pour the correct amount of oil into it.