ted@theted. wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:46:00 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
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On Oct 25, 12:02 pm, ted@theted. wrote:
i have a jetski and a boat with an evinrude 115 hp outboard. can
they both use the same gas/oil mix? someone told me it should be
a pint to six gallons but i would rather mix a pint with 5
gallons because it's easier and to be on the safe side if that's
ok. is a pint to 5 gallons ok for both the jetski and the
evinrude?

thanks!

ted

I only have smaller 2 strokes and one jetski. The jetski mixes it's
self with a oil pump to the carbs.

the guy who was working on it suggested that i have the pump mix
system removed for a couple of reasons. one was because it was
smoking badly meaning it was mixing too much oil, and the other
was because somewhere in that system it was leaking oil into the
hull. he said it could just as easily mix too little as mix too
much and that would ruin the engine, so i figured after getting
lucky and having a second chance it was best to have the messy
threat removed so it won't ever be an issue again.

But I mix the same ratio for all
my small engines without any problems.

what ratio?



Idiot! Moron. Fool. There could well be other oil feed lines than the ones
to the carbs that you see. That might be where the oil leak is coming from.
If this were the case and the oil feed was going to lubricate the crankshaft
main bearings, for example, and there were oil seals in place to separate
the bearings from the crankcase to better facilitate secondary compression
and transfer of the fuel/oil mix, the main bearings, having no source of
lubrication, (the fuel/oil mixture couldn't get to the bearings because of
the seals) would quickly overheat and fail. your mechanic is not to be
trusted. He's stupid, ignorant or both.

Wilbur Hubbard