On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:49:45 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


It runs fine apart from the smoke.

FYI, there are smokeless oils.

http://www.redlineoil.com/products.htm

Hi,
(Geez, another boating-related topic! I gotta stop...)

No, dont stop now... You off topic posters sucessfully ran off Joe Reeves who
was a truely excellent source of free Evinrude/Johnson help.
Had he been here, you would have gotten a real answer of what to look for and
what to do. Now you will get answers like "remix the gas" or "try a four
stroke".

Maybe you guys will figure out why some of us had some respect for this group.

Enjoy the smoke, its no worse than the "smoke" you guys create in this group.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
Hi,
(Geez, another boating-related topic! I gotta stop...)

My 1989 Johnson 15hp smokes a lot. It uses so little fuel that I've
forgotten when I fueled up, but I always put in 50:1. Is there other
reasons apart from too much oil in the gas which would make a 2-stroke
smoke? Is there a way to find out what the ratio IS (I might have
mis-calculated)? I want to sell the engine, and it's a Hard Sell when you
can't see the engine for smoke (Koff! Koff!)

It runs fine apart from the smoke.

Lloyd Sumpter
"The Tin Boat" Mirrocraft 12


Lloyd,

That engine is to be mixed at 50:1, or a pint to the 6 Gallon factory
tank topped off (they hold about 6.2 gallons).

Oil seldom "settles out" of a fuel mixture, they mix well, and boat
motion keeps fuel mixed well too.

Long idling or slow operation will cause the crankcase to load up on
some engines, and they always clear with some high-speed operation.

An interested/knowledgeable buyer will not be discouraged by this
operation, but may try to use it as leverage in bargaining - this is
where you come in as the knowledgeable seller... Good Luck!

Rob

I use the new 100% synthetic Pennzoil TW3-W (all of the bottles don't
say this, but Pennzoil assured me it is rated that way) in my 2 stroke
dinghy motor and it seems to smoke and smell less than the other stuff.
Of course this costs twice as much as the regular, but hey, it's a
boating expense and doesn't really count, does it?

Capt. Jeff

Messing In Boats wrote in message ...
I use the new 100% synthetic Pennzoil TW3-W (all of the bottles don't
say this, but Pennzoil assured me it is rated that way) in my 2 stroke
dinghy motor and it seems to smoke and smell less than the other stuff.
Of course this costs twice as much as the regular, but hey, it's a
boating expense and doesn't really count, does it?

Capt. Jeff

Nah, the added expense is really neglegible. Seeing how it's a boat,
twice the cost is not bad!!!!