Can I use premium gas in my chainsaw?
To start, both Stihl and Husqvarna recommend the use of high octane unleaded gasoline. Both brands of pro saws are designed to burn fuel rated at 89 octane or higher. Most regular grade fuel has an octane rating of about 87. This is not enough.
Can you use 93 octane in a chainsaw?
Re: Non ethanol 93 octane gas in chainsaw? The octane shouldn’t affect the temp the engine runs at. The octane rating is only about the detonation properties. If the octane rating is too low for your engine you get pre-detonation (pinging), and damage the engine.
What octane should you run in a chainsaw?
Use a minimum of 89 octane gasoline and always use fresh fuel. Only buy enough gasoline that you can easily use up within a two-month period or use a specially formulated fuel mixture like STIHL MotoMix® Premixed Fuel.
What kind of gas do you put in a chainsaw?
The recommended gasoline in a Husqvaran chainsaw is regular unleaded gasoline. The engine needs a gasoline with an octane rating of 90 or higher for the it to run properly. The higher grade gasoline helps combustion in the cylinder and reduces the wear on the piston.
What fuel should I use for 2 stroke?
Use a 32:1 gasoline to oil ratio. One gallon of gasoline combined with 4 oz of two-cycle engine oil. If you are in the state of California, use a 2-cycle oil mix ratio of 40:1.
What fuel do I use in a Stihl chainsaw?
All STIHL gasoline-powered equipment uses a 50:1 gas and oil mixture.
HOW LONG CAN 2 stroke gas sit?
Yes. Don’t store any fuel – mixed or unmixed – for longer than 30 days. Old gasoline can hurt an engine’s power output, cause buildup and blockage in engine parts, and make starting more difficult.
What should the Octane be on a chainsaw?
I think the octane is only 91 which barely makes it “premium”. If you can find it run non-ethanol gas regardless of octane rating. The ethanol makes the saw run leaner and some of them are set dangerously lean from the factory to meet EPA regulations. Unfortunately you can only richen them up a little because of the limiter caps.
What kind of gas do you use for a chainsaw?
To start, both Stihl and Husqvarna recommend the use of high octane unleaded gasoline. Both brands of pro saws are designed to burn fuel rated at 89 octane or higher. Most regular grade fuel has an octane rating of about 87.
Which is better husky or Stihl Chainsaw octane?
Husky and Stihl both say run 89 and that’s because mixing the fuel with oil lowers the octane a bit. Running a higher octane fuel will not yield better power unless the saw is tuned to take advantage. Most of us do not play with the ignition timing on our saws.
Which is the lower octane 89 or 95?
It comes in 91, 95, or 98 octane. We use RON, they use MON, which is 4-6 octane numbers lower than ours. So their 89 would be our 95. We use RON, they use MON, which is 4-6 octane numbers lower than ours.