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

ted@theted. wrote in message
...
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



It's always wise to follow manufacturers recommendations. Deviating from
them could be trouble.


Wilbur Hubbard

Ted,
Adding lube oil to gasoline lowers the flash point of the fuel increasing the chance of detonation. Oil in the fuel is necessary
for these type of engines, but NEVER use more than the manufacturer's recommendation. Failure to follow this simple direction
could melt the pistons, the heads and effectively ruin the engine and I have seen this hundreds of times. I know this is counter
intuitive, hence the number of times this failure occurs.
Steve

ted@theted. wrote in message ...
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

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Ted,
Adding lube oil to gasoline lowers the flash point of the fuel increasing
the chance of detonation. Oil in the fuel is necessary for these type of
engines, but NEVER use more than the manufacturer's recommendation.
Failure to follow this simple direction could melt the pistons, the heads
and effectively ruin the engine and I have seen this hundreds of times. I
know this is counter intuitive, hence the number of times this failure
occurs.
Steve


Interesting. The Outboard Shop, the local evinrude/johnson dealer, gave me
the exact opposite recommendation. The question came up with my newer engine
which is designed to run on 100-1 mix. They told me it will run just fine
on the same stuff as my older engine, a 50-1 mix. They also cautioned me
that the least "too-little" mix , such as missing by a bit when filling from
a not-empty supply and having to guess at the right amount, could turn it
into an anchor. Failure to use enough deprives the engine of its
lubrication, and things seize up.

Further, my manuals for both engines show to use double the oil in severe
use conditions. I.e., in the newer one, 50-1, in the older one, 25-1. More
oil, at least as inferred from the manuals, assures that won't happen, even
if you overdo it.

I grant you that quadrupling the oil may have some deletorious effects, but
my common sense tells me that 16% more than specified as ADEQUATE should not
be a problem.

Also, I've never seen oil being more subject to explosion/flash than
gasoline. How does adding oil to fuel make it more volatile?

L8R

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Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your
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anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in
particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and
you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."

Lots of trimming

Also, I've never seen oil being more subject to explosion/flash than
gasoline. How does adding oil to fuel make it more volatile?

L8R

Skip

There are 2 parameters to consider these are the flash point - the min
temp at which it will ignite with a spark or flame etc.
This is typically -45F for petrol (gasoline) and +143F for diesel.
Hence as a boat fuel, diesel is a lot 'safer' than gasoline.

However there is also the autoignition temperature - this is the min
temp where the fuel will simply ignite without a spark or flame.
For Petrol this is 495F and for diesel 410F a fair bit cooler.

So too much oil could lower the auto ignition temp to a point where
pre-ignition happens - not good for your engine.

However I have no idea how much you need to add to cause this kind of
problem.

You can do a test yourself. Place a drop of gasoline down the barrel of a daisy BB gun and fire it....no effect. Use a drop of oil
and you will hear the detonation when the lube oil detonates. Further, try running a diesel engine on high octane gasoline and see
what doesn't happen. You may be able to move to 50:1 from 100:1.....maybe, but modern two stroke engines use a lot more
compression than the older ones and when using too much oil in the mix, you will melt a piston.
Steve

"Flying Pig" wrote in message ...
"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message ...
Ted,
Adding lube oil to gasoline lowers the flash point of the fuel increasing the chance of detonation. Oil in the fuel is
necessary for these type of engines, but NEVER use more than the manufacturer's recommendation. Failure to follow this simple
direction could melt the pistons, the heads and effectively ruin the engine and I have seen this hundreds of times. I know this
is counter intuitive, hence the number of times this failure occurs.
Steve


Interesting. The Outboard Shop, the local evinrude/johnson dealer, gave me the exact opposite recommendation. The question came
up with my newer engine which is designed to run on 100-1 mix. They told me it will run just fine on the same stuff as my older
engine, a 50-1 mix. They also cautioned me that the least "too-little" mix , such as missing by a bit when filling from a
not-empty supply and having to guess at the right amount, could turn it into an anchor. Failure to use enough deprives the
engine of its lubrication, and things seize up.

Further, my manuals for both engines show to use double the oil in severe use conditions. I.e., in the newer one, 50-1, in the
older one, 25-1. More oil, at least as inferred from the manuals, assures that won't happen, even if you overdo it.

I grant you that quadrupling the oil may have some deletorious effects, but my common sense tells me that 16% more than
specified as ADEQUATE should not be a problem.

Also, I've never seen oil being more subject to explosion/flash than gasoline. How does adding oil to fuel make it more
volatile?

L8R

Skip

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"Believe me, my young friend, there is *nothing*-absolutely nothing-half so
much worth doing as simply messing, messing-about-in-boats; messing about in
boats-or *with* boats.
In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's
the charm of it.
Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your
destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get
anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in
particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and
you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."

On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:13:49 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Ted,
Adding lube oil to gasoline lowers the flash point of the fuel increasing
the chance of detonation. Oil in the fuel is necessary for these type of
engines, but NEVER use more than the manufacturer's recommendation.
Failure to follow this simple direction could melt the pistons, the heads
and effectively ruin the engine and I have seen this hundreds of times. I
know this is counter intuitive, hence the number of times this failure
occurs.
Steve


Interesting. The Outboard Shop, the local evinrude/johnson dealer, gave me
the exact opposite recommendation. The question came up with my newer engine
which is designed to run on 100-1 mix. They told me it will run just fine
on the same stuff as my older engine, a 50-1 mix. They also cautioned me
that the least "too-little" mix , such as missing by a bit when filling from
a not-empty supply and having to guess at the right amount, could turn it
into an anchor. Failure to use enough deprives the engine of its
lubrication, and things seize up.

when the evinrude was re-built the mechanic told me to mix 50-1
instead of the regular 25-1 until it got broken in. when i asked
if it would hurt to keep mixing it that way all the time he said
no.

Further, my manuals for both engines show to use double the oil in severe
use conditions. I.e., in the newer one, 50-1, in the older one, 25-1. More
oil, at least as inferred from the manuals, assures that won't happen, even
if you overdo it.

I grant you that quadrupling the oil may have some deletorious effects, but
my common sense tells me that 16% more than specified as ADEQUATE should not
be a problem.

that mechanic and the jetski mechanic both said too much is okay
but too little will ruin the engine because what you're doing is
running it low on oil, which certainly makes sense.

Also, I've never seen oil being more subject to explosion/flash than
gasoline. How does adding oil to fuel make it more volatile?

for real. i've been running the evinrude about 50-1 for about a
year and it hasn't blown up or even overheated. one person told
me that mixing too much oil makes it have a problem with wanting
to quit when you're trying to start it...it will fire up for a
few seconds and then die which it is doing. but he may have just
said that because he knew i was mixing it heavy on oil. he told
me that at a time when we were having the problem. it usually
only does it once or twice though, and then runs fine.

Interesting that my comments should have had the group ranting and raving.

Nice, however, to see WH/GH ack their duality, finally, after all the "he's
my roommate" and the like denials.

Meanwhile, inquiring minds still want to know...

Why do outboard manufacturers insist that you run double the oil during
breakin, and under severe operating conditions, if it's likely to blow out
the pistons as liquid aluminum?

Never mind whether or not a certified mechanic can be trusted or whether or
not I selectively read. At least one poster has verified doubling the oil
during breakin so it stands to reason that it MIGHT be possible that the
manual actually says the same about severe operating conditions...

L8R

Skip, chasing his starting issues, still, report to follow

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"Believe me, my young friend, there is *nothing*-absolutely nothing-half so
much worth doing as simply messing, messing-about-in-boats; messing about in
boats-or *with* boats.
In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's
the charm of it.
Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your
destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get
anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in
particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and
you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:54:44 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Never mind whether or not a certified mechanic can be trusted or whether or
not I selectively read. At least one poster has verified doubling the oil
during breakin so it stands to reason that it MIGHT be possible that the
manual actually says the same about severe operating conditions...

I don't think so. That's when you're likely to experience
pre-ignition/detonation due to the lowered self ignition temperature
of the fuel mix.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:54:44 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Never mind whether or not a certified mechanic can be trusted or whether
or
not I selectively read. At least one poster has verified doubling the oil
during breakin so it stands to reason that it MIGHT be possible that the
manual actually says the same about severe operating conditions...

I don't think so. That's when you're likely to experience
pre-ignition/detonation due to the lowered self ignition temperature
of the fuel mix.




Duh! Increasing the oil to fuel ratio does not lower the self-ignition
temperature. It raises it. We are not talking diesel engines here. We are
talking two-stroke gasoline engines with their relatively low compression
ratios.

Try running a two-stroke (two-cycle) engine on pure two-stroke oil and they
won't self ignite to combustion EVER! Even a spark plug won't make the thing
fire.

Try running them on half and half gas and oil and they might just barely run
given a source of ignition like a spark plug before it fouls with oil in
about a minute but they won't self-ignite EVER.

Try running them on nothing but gasoline and they will have a much higher
likelihood of self-ignition (aka detonation, knock or ping) for about a
minute before the piston seizes to the cylinder wall.

I hate like hell to say it but SKIPPY IS CORRECT. Increasing the oil to fuel
ratio will not damage the engine from detonation, etc.


Wilbur Hubbard