How to Mix the Oil to Gas Ratio for an Echo Chainsaw
Using the proper fuel/oil mix in your Echo chainsaw is crucial for a prolonged engine life. Echo uses two-cycle, air-cooled engines on its power equipment. These engines use a 50:1 ratio of fuel and oil. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Use a gas can to make your mix. Your local hardware store should have gas cans designed for two-cycle fuel. These cans hold 1 1/4 or 2 1/2 gallons.
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Measure the one gallon of unleaded gas you put in the can. Echo recommends using 89 octane fuel.
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Add 2.6 ounces of two-cycle oil to the gas can.
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Fill the tank on your chainsaw and get to work.
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Tips & Warnings
Measure the fuel and oil precisely for long engine life.
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This article is worthless. Everyone knows you mix the oil with gasoline. Number 3 or the instructions says to mix 2.6 ounces in a can. What size can? 1 gallon, 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 gallon. Get this mix wrong and you will ruin the engine. So basically this article tells me nothing I don't already know.
