Jonsered chainsaw oil mix

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The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must always been run using a mixture of petrol and two-stroke engine oil. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, even small inaccuracies can drastically affect the ratio of the mixture. Use good quality unleaded or leaded petrol. Engines equipped with catalytic converters must be run on unleaded fuel mixtures.

Jonsered chainsaw oil mix

By landyman , February 13, in Chainsaws. My dad is about to dig out his '73 to ring up some beech. Now the original user manual states it should be run on Wow thats rich I thought but it did come from an era when oil technology wasnt that great and also i think it may have a cast iron bore instead of nikasil plated. So I told my old man i'd mix him up a mix using some of my fully synth oil, the only thing that crossed my mind is that being an old saw, fully synth oil might not be the best to use in it and I perhaps should use some sort of vintage 2t oil. Mine has been run on Aspen as long as anyone remembers. The change in recommended mix ratios since around mainly has been caused by better oils - and the cylinders are Mahle ones with Nikasil plating. We have lots of collectors of classic saws all running on Aspen2 at as you say it was made before 2-stroke is advanced as it is today. Bit like the handbook for a old car saying to use crossply tyres when we all know things have moved on. Do you remember the stupid advice when changing over in stages "crossplies on front, radials on back"? You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

I run my other saw and weedeater at Many thanks Pete.

Read your manual very carefully. I think it is flooded. Read line 3 cold and warm. Read 5 in your manual. Most overlook the attempt to start , continue with the choke closed and the saw floods. You have an additional visual indicator, watch the decompression valve, when cold; once it pops turn off the choke.

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Jonsered chainsaw oil mix

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Bit like the handbook for a old car saying to use crossply tyres when we all know things have moved on. Forums New posts Search forums Terms and Rules. Go to topic listing. Never use waste oil. If you've done it, made it, got a van load of oily t-shirts and have decided to give something back by sharing your knowledge or wisdom, then you're welcome too. Oil mix questions. A good dealer will help you arrive at a saw that will meet your needs. Leaded gasoline will destroy the catalytic converter and it will no longer serve its purpose. Not finding what you are looking for? Search titles only. Newbie questions.

Chainsaws need fuel to run.

Many thanks Pete. Pull close choke, set fast idle done when choke closed on some saws ; pull starter and listen for an attempt to start. It's worth a thousand words. Crossply tyres? Addicted to ArboristSite. Anything you do may render any warranty invalid. Upload Upload an image from your computer. Page 25 Page A good dealer will help you arrive at a saw that will meet your needs. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. Two-stroke oil, litre. You can get this service at a big box store cheaper. What is your elevation? Homeowner Helper Forum. No ads, no large blocks of text, just highlights for easy digest It's all totally free!