Straight gassing !

[Marley5]

This topic comes up often around here where wood is still a primary heat source.
Just this year,
My youngest brother straight gassed a Stihl 036 and last month my best friend who is 67 and a great mechanic straight gassed a brand new MS 250, very 1st tank of fuel and warranty was denied.

How do we avoid this common mistake. ?
#1 it's a substantial hit on the wallet.

I've been fortunate enough to not experience this but feel bad for those that have.
Perhaps a little more awareness and organization. Idk

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Oil mix is dyed. red or blue etc etc

Mark your mix cans.

 

[HansFranz]

How do we avoid this common mistake. ?

Not sure how "common" a mistake it is...but ...

I have a galvanized steel fuel can that is dedicated to 2T mix -- and is labeled as such with a paint pen in about fifteen places in big bold capital letters -- and I keep a Tyvek label (cut from a USPS envelope) stapled around the handle on which I write the date the non-ethanol gasoline was purchased, and I keep a piece of surveyor's tape tied around the handle of the can (this is one of those fireproof cans with the spring-loaded lid). When I purchase the non-ethanol gasoline (but before I add the 2T oil), I move the surveyor's tape from the handle of the can to the linkage at the lid of the can. This means "THIS FUEL NEEDS TO HAVE OIL ADDED BEFORE YOU USE IT!" ... and after I add the oil, I move the surveyor's tape back to the handle of the can. If the surveyor's tape is on the handle, that means "READY TO ROCK AND ROLL."

Most importantly: I also pay close attention to the 2Mix when I fill my equipment, and if the 2Mix doesn't have a red tint, then (I hope) I will realize that it lacks 2T oil. The non-ethanol gas around here is bright yellow...and my Mobil 1 Racing 2T oil is red...which makes my 40-to-1 mix a light red color...

 

[Del_]

You avoid straight gassing a chainsaw the same way you avoid putting gasoline in your diesel vehicle.

Sometimes lessons are learned the hard way.

But they usually stick.
(that's a pun! and not a funny one)

 

[Mad Professor]

This topic comes up often around here where wood is still a primary heat source.
Just this year,
My youngest brother straight gassed a Stihl 036 and last month my best friend who is 67 and a great mechanic straight gassed a brand new MS 250, very 1st tank of fuel and warranty was denied.

How do we avoid this common mistake. ?
#1 it's a substantial hit on the wallet.

I've been fortunate enough to not experience this but feel bad for those that have.
Perhaps a little more awareness and organization. Idk

Dedicated mix cans. Don't fill them if you don't put oil in them first.

I then transfer to recycled 1-gal Coleman fuel cans. Can't mix those up either (pun intended).

PS want to sell the 036?

 

[ZeroJunk]

I use one 2 1/2 gallon steel can for mix that never has anything else in it.

 

[Sidecarflip]

Never had that happen actually. I have however, used mix in normal 4 stroke motors. Never straight gassed any of my diesels either, however, for kicks, I have put diesel in the gas 4 stroke lawnmower and it ran on it, just terrible.

 

[ZeroJunk]

Never had that happen actually. I have however, used mix in normal 4 stroke motors. Never straight gassed any of my diesels either, however, for kicks, I have put diesel in the gas 4 stroke lawnmower and it ran on it, just terrible.

Doesn't work at all in a chainsaw. Get a couple a year.
And, if anybody puts bar oil in it throw the filter away.

 

[moxiemaul]

I straight gassed a nice little cheapie Ryobi saw because the chainsaw mix and lawnmower cans were the same type & size and not well enough marked and I wasn't paying enough attention and didn't understand what the smoky exhaust meant. I marked the mix can more clearly, hopefully will not repeat the error.

 

[pioneerguy600]

We have had similar threads before on this subject, for me I have a dedicated 2.5 gallon fuel can. The mix oil goes in before the gas is pumped in, always. No possibilities of mix ups ,unlike the cans with tape, flags ,markers etc, just put the correct amount of oil in before filling, problem solved.

 

[MacAttack]

I have a dedicated 1 gallon can for all my 2-stroke saws etc, it's the ONLY can I fuel them with, and it gets nothing but premix gas. That can has tape and sharpie all over it saying "premix only".

30 years doing it this way, never straight-gassed a 2 stroke.

 

[pioneerguy600]

For those that have the new fangled non vented cans that resist the best efforts to pour out fuel smoothly, these linked vents are easy to install and really work.

https://www.amazon.ca/Magicfour-Rep...a50-8f27-7731be881901&pd_rd_i=B07ZT3GPKR&th=1

 

[Chevboy0167]

You can add a bit more color if ya want...... verification reasons.


https://rekhaoil.com/product/rekhaoil-liquid-petroleum-dyes/



https://www.ebay.com/itm/2605838075...R0+GHrZvh8yISyVJOT4CfogQo=|tkp:Bk9SR9q1ofjtZA

 

[Mad Professor]

For those that have the new fangled non vented cans that resist the best efforts to pour out fuel smoothly, these linked vents are easy to install and really work.

https://www.amazon.ca/Magicfour-Rep...a50-8f27-7731be881901&pd_rd_i=B07ZT3GPKR&th=1

Those look like well made, but expensive.

 

[Chevboy0167]

Drill hole.... pop it in.... done.

Did it to all my standard plastic cans along with "Push to Pour" delete kits.


https://www.amazon.ca/Vents-Plastic...1-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

 

[Woodtroll]

Drill hole.... pop it in.... done.

Did it to all my standard plastic cans along with "Push to Pour" delete kits.


https://www.amazon.ca/Vents-Plastic-Yellow-Replacementm-Compatible/dp/B0DGLG5K2G/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=SJ4R7MTFW7QJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WA7Tq9-Bs1j6Wzn6cTH7_QxNk27r5rHBTPEphu08ufMs5SdvCGtkMTbsnfPcy1FZ_2cm1IVl8u5oiaIs0KvaEhCU8U56MfkqLv9oub3up9m3s4n0ItyMz5Xbzno0dpjLYppFhcV38F3YARgsO4vjCJoU4WYEETpfnWxHyqg5J-juqOzadMSH8Y_WehQP_R_8u6LZ9hputrOTXaQZomqc1HS0z2cimPSsvvAICk9S_-v4Fp2XkcOQ81NWFFMGACzWYxgVJYprLMk1Q2pFoMlN48BEZy9b2ESqD5qTLMackfk.iKmlOQV5D3u8I5gHDHP9-T66cXIIMCCiLyNC_89QOBk&dib_tag=se&keywords=gas+can+vents&qid=1732743999&s=automotive&sprefix=gas+can+vents,automotive,114&sr=1-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

I like those, and now have them installed in all my cans that came non-vented.

Before I bought those, I was using valve stems for tubeless tires. Screw out the core of the valve stem, drill a hole in the can, fish the stem through with a piece of wire, and pull it into place. Remove the cap to vent. But then I was bad for losing the little screw cap... So I like the yellow plastic ones better.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Those look like well made, but expensive.

One of the things in life I seldom if ever ponder about,if I want it I buy it.