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Default mixing gas and oil questions



"YukonBound" wrote in message
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"Rick Morel" wrote in message
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My 2-cents.

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. Heck, I remember one guy that used 12.5-1 (2
qts. in 6 gallons) in his ultralight. Looked like he had a smoke
system!

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Rick


Got that beat.
My 1954 British Seagull 40 Plus uses 10:1 ratio.
If there's a strong tail wind, I almost choke to death, so I constantly
gybe to keep the blue exhaust smoke on one side or the other.
BTW I don't use that engine much anymore.

Helps to keep the mosquitoes away I'll bet?