2-Stroke mix in chain oil catastrophe.

[GardenKit]

This is crossing over with another thread, but I am also coming across wrongly, or being misread.

My point is not to excuse myself for a silly mistake, had I not wanted anyone to know, I would not have posted it. Its just that I, just like the rest of you I suspect, who should, and do,know better, still make the odd mistake.

Therefore the domestic user, who has no experience or training, should not be allowed to purchase a dangerous machine, in a box, from the internet or from a shed store. without some instruction on the potential dangers. It may give them a head start in accident free use.

I spend 15-20 minutes with each of my face to face purchasers explaining the saws features and requirements such as PPE, oil,fuel mix,chain sharpening and tension, chain brake and starting procedure. And yes, I do put the brake on when doing this and remove the guard.

I do not try to teach them how to fell a tree but I do explain the danger of kick-back, and give them details of the local chainsaw course.

I have had customers decide not to buy a saw after all when they realise how inolved and dangerous it can be. Its a bit frustrating to lose a sell at that point but some people just should not own saws. Remember we are talking domestic customers.

[rcarolina]

Thanks guys. I have emptied and flushed both tanks but still lots of smoke - maybe try running it for a good lenght of time then?

[GardenKit]

Thanks guys. I have emptied and flushed both tanks but still lots of smoke - maybe try running it for a good lenght of time then?

Still not clear if there was also chain oil in the fuel tank, if there was this explains the smoke. As long as it starts and runs with new fuel mix it should clear after 5 minutes or so.

If it was only the oil tank involved I cant quite understand where the smoke is coming from unless the bar sprocket bearings have failed after being fuel washed.

 

Good to be back on thread! Sorry for the divergance.

[rcarolina]

He told me it was just fuel in the chain oil - no chain oil in the fuel and this certainly seemed to be the case when I flushed it all out. Had the saw running for five mons or so today but still a lot of smoke and oily resdidue coming out of the exhaust.

 

No worries about the slight derail - it just shows that we can multi task.

[Mesterh]

He told me it was just fuel in the chain oil - no chain oil in the fuel and this certainly seemed to be the case when I flushed it all out. Had the saw running for five mons or so today but still a lot of smoke and oily resdidue coming out of the exhaust.

 

No worries about the slight derail - it just shows that we can multi task.

 

I guess he isn't telling the truth tbh.

 

Or the fuel mixs, are wrong.

[skyhuck]

Sounds like you may have put a little too must two stroke oil in your fuel.

[Littletree]

Hi there it sounds like oil in the fule tank . After a good flush it will take maby another whole full tank of fule to rid the smoke it's it sticks it will all work out even if it takes a couple of tanks .

 

All the best

Littletree:thumbup:

[rcarolina]

Right ho - think i'll start it up and leaving it running somewhere until it runs out of juice a copule of times thanks chaps.

[Al Smith]

Just let it smoke .It won't hurt anything except it's unpleasant to run blowing smoke like it's burning pine knots .

 

Long time ago probabley before most of you were born the old saws ran on 30WT motor oil mixed at 16 to 1 .They smoked like an old steam engine until they warmed up then it subsided quite a bit .

 

When I rebuild a saw engine I put so much oil on the parts that on first start up if it doesn't blow smoke the first 5 minutes of running I worry I didn't use enough oil .

[rcarolina]

All sorted now - thanks guys. Probably won't happen again. 8-)