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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate
problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
You're draining it out right? Then what could the problem be? It probably
wouldn't have made any difference anyway. Just refill with what you'd rather use and go. s wrote in message ... I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
wrote in message ... I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. I agree with everyone else--I wouldn't worry about it. I wouldn't even worry too much if he'd put 2-Stroke oil in the gas--I've even seen it recommended for boaters etc, at the end of the season, to use up 50:1 in a four-stroke engine that will otherwise just go bad and have to be dumped. I wouldn't use mixed gas in a fuel injection engine though. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
On Jan 7, 10:43*pm, wrote:
I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. It will be ok it was a good quality oil, when I was 7 or 8 I used cooking oil, mower lasted another 10 years. You drained it dont worry. Running some oil is the gas woth hurt either if its like 200-1. Actualy I start equipment sitting a long time on a cup of 2 stroke gas, when it takes 20-30 seconds to hear it get oil and quiet down you know its being ruined. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:20:23 -0800, "Ulysses"
wrote: wrote in message ... I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. I agree with everyone else--I wouldn't worry about it. I wouldn't even worry too much if he'd put 2-Stroke oil in the gas--I've even seen it recommended for boaters etc, at the end of the season, to use up 50:1 in a four-stroke engine that will otherwise just go bad and have to be dumped. I wouldn't use mixed gas in a fuel injection engine though. No problem with fuel injection - it's just the catalytic convertor and O2 sensor issues. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
On Jan 7, 11:43*pm, wrote:
I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. It always amazes me how people think these are living breathing animals and that somehow simply touching it with a "wrong" substance will cause it to get "sick" like an allergic reaction or something. Your snowblower is an inanimate object. It has no idea your son put the "wrong oil" in it, especially since you didn't even start the engine afterwards. It's not "sick." It's not "hurt." The 2-stroke oil was simply STORED in the engine for a short period of time. Even if you had started it you wouldn't have caused any damage. 2- cycle oil is still OIL. It's still wet and slippery. It still lubricates, probably better than normal motor oil. The only reason you don't want to use it is because it costs about the same per 3oz bottle as a quart of regular motor oil. You can even re-use the 2-stroke oil for its intended purpose. Just put it in a well-marked container so your son doesn't use it by mistake again. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
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... On Jan 7, 11:43 pm, wrote: I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. It always amazes me how people think these are living breathing animals and that somehow simply touching it with a "wrong" substance will cause it to get "sick" like an allergic reaction or something. Your snowblower is an inanimate object. It has no idea your son put the "wrong oil" in it, especially since you didn't even start the engine afterwards. It's not "sick." It's not "hurt." The 2-stroke oil was simply STORED in the engine for a short period of time. Even if you had started it you wouldn't have caused any damage. 2- cycle oil is still OIL. It's still wet and slippery. It still lubricates, probably better than normal motor oil. The only reason you don't want to use it is because it costs about the same per 3oz bottle as a quart of regular motor oil. You can even re-use the 2-stroke oil for its intended purpose. Just put it in a well-marked container so your son doesn't use it by mistake again. Concur. Only thing I'd add to the above is after refilling with correct oil, start her up and let it run for maybe 5 minutes till it's warm. Then drain and discard the barely used oil (to flush out any residue)-- and refill with fresh correct oil. You're only out the cost of one quart and no harm to the engine. Also, sit the young lad down, thank him for doing the maintenance but 'splain to him about oil. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
Two cycle oil should run just fine in a four stroke. Since you've drained
it, just fill er up with your good brand of motor oil. I like Castrol, have had good results with that. The trace of twostroke oil in your crankcase won't hurt anything. Actually, it would have run just fine on two stroke mixer oil. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Steve Barker" wrote in message ... You're draining it out right? Then what could the problem be? It probably wouldn't have made any difference anyway. Just refill with what you'd rather use and go. s wrote in message ... problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. |
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Two-cycle oil in four-cycle snowblower! Help ...
On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:33:04 -0500, "Sharp Dressed Man"
wrote: wrote in message ... On Jan 7, 11:43 pm, wrote: I have a Craftsman Snow Thrower (247.88190) and I have an unfortunate problem. My son put replaced the oil with oil for my leaf blower. He put four 3.2 ounce bottles of Craftsman Professional Synthetic Blend 2- Cycle Engine Oil w/ fuel stabilizer (#71-36560) instead of the correct 4-cycle oil I normally use. Luckily he didn't mix it with gas and he didn't start it up (as he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up on the dip stick!). So at present I've got the blower propped up a bit and I'm draining that oil out. I'm going to let it drain all night. But are there any other precautions I should take before filling it up with the correct oil? The amount he added (12-13 oz) just barely showed up on the dip stick. Any advice would be much appreciated as I really like this blower and want to nurse it back to machine health as smoothly as possible. Thanks in advance. It always amazes me how people think these are living breathing animals and that somehow simply touching it with a "wrong" substance will cause it to get "sick" like an allergic reaction or something. Your snowblower is an inanimate object. It has no idea your son put the "wrong oil" in it, especially since you didn't even start the engine afterwards. It's not "sick." It's not "hurt." The 2-stroke oil was simply STORED in the engine for a short period of time. Even if you had started it you wouldn't have caused any damage. 2- cycle oil is still OIL. It's still wet and slippery. It still lubricates, probably better than normal motor oil. The only reason you don't want to use it is because it costs about the same per 3oz bottle as a quart of regular motor oil. You can even re-use the 2-stroke oil for its intended purpose. Just put it in a well-marked container so your son doesn't use it by mistake again. Concur. Only thing I'd add to the above is after refilling with correct oil, start her up and let it run for maybe 5 minutes till it's warm. Then drain and discard the barely used oil (to flush out any residue)-- and refill with fresh correct oil. You're only out the cost of one quart and no harm to the engine. Also, sit the young lad down, thank him for doing the maintenance but 'splain to him about oil. Draining and refilling now is totally un-necessary. He was using high end 2 stroke oil - which unless it was pre-diluted (some is - most today is not) it would have been just fine in the crankcase. Expensive - so I HOPE he didn't throw it out - still perfectly good to use in the 2 stroke. Straight grade SAE30 non detergent was the RECOMMENDED oil in a lot of older 2 stroke engines. |
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