I have some fuel with a 32:1 mixture from my Toro mower left. My snow blower
uses a 50:1 mixture. If I measure the quantity of the leftover gas/oil mixture,
is there a simple way of determining how much 2 cycle oil to add to it to
change it to a 50:1 mixture?
Yes, I know I can run the snow blower on a 32:1 mixture, but it is an old
Jacobsen "Snowburst" that's hard enough to start without changing the flash
point of the fuel.

is there a simple way of determining how much 2 cycle oil to add to it to
change it to a 50:1 mixture?
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CORRECTION!!! I meant to say.......how much gasoline to add to it to convert it
to a 50:1 mixture?

g'day tom,

32:1 ratio has more oil in it than 50:1, at least that's how i know
it. don't how much of the 32:1 fuel you have that you want to use but
there isn't a lot of difference between the 2 ratio's especially when
the machine you want to use it in takes the 50:1 mix. i would use the
fuel as it is our snow blower may blow a little more smoke and the
plug may foul a little sooner but all in all that's about all that
should happen. if you have any doubts run it in your 4 stroke machines
if you have any or just tip it into the cars tank where the fuel
capacity is such that the oil won't be noticed.

the oil in the fuel shouldn't make the machine any harder to start,
that will be another issue ie.,. the fuel could be stale?

for me i don't store pre-mixed 2 cycle fuels i store straight petrol
and make my 2 stroke mixes went i need them.

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TOM KAN PA wrote:
is there a simple way of determining how much 2 cycle oil to add to
it to
change it to a 50:1 mixture?
____Reply Separator_____
CORRECTION!!! I meant to say.......how much gasoline to add to it to
convert it
to a 50:1 mixture?


Well, lets say you have 33 ounces of this mix. 32 ounces will be gas,
and one ounce will be oil. You would need to add 18 ounces of gas to the
mix. You would then have 51 ounces, with 50 ounces being gas, and one
being oil.

So unless you want science lab precision, adding a pint of gas for every
quart of the existing mix should get you close enough.

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Divide the amount of mix you have by 33. Multiply this amount by 18. Add
the resulting amount as gas.

.... lets say you have ~ 16.5oz of mix...

16.5 / 33 = .5
..5 * 18 = 9
9oz gas + 16.5mix = 25.5 oz mix (or 51 * .5 )

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TOM KAN PA wrote:
is there a simple way of determining how much 2 cycle oil to add to
it to
change it to a 50:1 mixture?
____Reply Separator_____
CORRECTION!!! I meant to say.......how much gasoline to add to it to
convert it
to a 50:1 mixture?


Well, lets say you have 33 ounces of this mix. 32 ounces will be gas,
and one ounce will be oil. You would need to add 18 ounces of gas to the
mix. You would then have 51 ounces, with 50 ounces being gas, and one
being oil.

So unless you want science lab precision, adding a pint of gas for every
quart of the existing mix should get you close enough.

--
Warren H.

==========
Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my
employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife.
Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is
coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this
response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants
to go outside now.
Blatant Plug: Do your Christmas Shopping Online
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c (TOM KAN PA) wrote in
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I have some fuel with a 32:1 mixture from my Toro mower left. My snow
blower uses a 50:1 mixture. If I measure the quantity of the leftover
gas/oil mixture, is there a simple way of determining how much 2 cycle
oil to add to it to change it to a 50:1 mixture?
Yes, I know I can run the snow blower on a 32:1 mixture, but it is an
old Jacobsen "Snowburst" that's hard enough to start without changing
the flash point of the fuel.

Anybody who needs the answer to this and has ever complained to a math
teacher "But I'll never need to know any of this in real life" will receive
fifty lashes with a wet noodle.