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The whole point is to put some lasting lube on the cylinder wall so it
doesn't rust. No need for it in the intake really.

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Put a little stabilized gas in the tank. Pull the air filter. Start
it up, spray "fogging oil" (comes in a spray can and is labelled as
such) into the intake until you get blue smoke out the exhaust, and
run the gas tank dry--if it has a petcock then turn off the petcock
instead of emptying the tank. If the carburetor has a drain, drain
it. If it has a metal tank with a petcock, turn off the petcock and
fill the tank with stabilized gas.
While the engine is warm, change the oil.
Pull the plug and spray some fogging oil in the hole, then put the
plug back.


I bought some fogging oil at a garage sale, but never used it. The
instructions say to spray it in the cylinder, but nothing about the
intake.
Whats the point of that?