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Too Much Stabil In Stihl Lead Blowers

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879 views 8 replies 8 participants last post by  Prestigious1  
#1 ·
Hi, last fall I decided to put stabil in my Stihl 2 cycle engines, the problem is I put to much. I was in a hurry and dumped some in each tank but ended being .5-3/4 oz in my BG86 leaf blower. I needed to use it couple days ago and instead of dumping old mixture out I topped off the half of tank of fuel with fresh mixture and ran it for 5 min or so. Do you think to much stabil could have diluted my oil mix ratio down and done engine damage? The blower ran fine. I also have .25-.5 oz in my BR500 back pack blower that I just let idle to get stabil in system. That has a much bigger fuel tank but it is still over the recommended rate, I will dump that fuel before I use it but also concerned of just letting that one idle could have diluted mixture as well. Sorry for the long post I just thought I was doing a good thing but afraid I over did it. Thanks
 
#2 ·
I doubt theres any damage. In my years of doing this, several times I have forgotten to add mix and have run a tank of none mix thru my equip with no adverse affects.
 
#4 ·
How many 2-stroke oils do NOT have a fuel stabilizer already in them? (yeah, prolly a can of worms)
Asking cuz I never add a fuel stabilizer, but instead make sure the tank is full (my Winterization) so there's less room for condensation. Never had any starting issues come Spring.
I use Saber at ~75:1.
 
#9 ·
I start all of my power equipment the 1st weekend of the month, year-round and run it up to operating temperature... I also use Stabil. Maybe I'm anal?? I dunno, my stuff starts every time!! How much does it cost to treat your fuel?? Pennies... but then again, maybe I'm overly anal. My chainsaws always fire by the 3rd pull. I have one I haven't used for several years, after a year I dump the gas, put in new treated alcohol-free gas and start it once a month. Cheap insurance, peace of mind.