[Shop-talk] 2 stroke vs 4 stroke

[Karl Vacek]

If you consider Echo, check the fine print in the instructions and see if it
requires 89-octane gasoline.  Bizarre requirement, but necessary for their
warrantee, at least a few years ago.  My 1970 Echo blower still runs fine on
anything, but my 2005 blower/vac/bagger died from the wrong gas before I
even knew of the requirement.

And like others have said, current 2-cycles can be a pain to start, not to
mention the stink.  4-cycles seem to fare better, though old gas is still an
issue for me.  Sta-Bil doesn't seem to help that.

Karl


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Nogueira
Subject: [Shop-talk] 2 stroke vs 4 stroke

Tonight I was curled up with the Internet looking at lawn edgers trying to
choose one to buy.
Based on my good experience with an Echo trimmer and Poulan chainsaw I found
myself limiting my search to only 2 stroke engines.  This is countered by my
experience with a Ryobi 4 stroke trimmer that was nothing but trouble.