Had an old British Seagull 3 hp years ago. Nice little engine, but used a 10:1 mix. You could lay down a smoke screen big enough to hide a Battleship. 
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Counterexample: When I met my late wife, she had a '75 'vette. 20ish MPG. She laterWildcard:Ive had the same question about cars. Is it better to smog the heck out of them and burn more fuel or let them run a little dirty but burning much less fuel?????? I had a diesel Rabbit when I was young, 55 mpg and it would bark the tires in third gear, now the diesel Vdubs get 40ish and have much less preformance.
In my big boat I run a pair of two stroke diesel Jimmys, talk about noise.....
Really? Thats going to make for some big heavy chain saws.Chaseh:I was told by a Vespa dealer this week, and don't ask why I was talking to a Vespa dealer, that all two stroke engines were being discontinued by law, and that it appiled to all engines, including small yard equipment.
This doesn't apply to existing inventories he said, if it's correct at all.
Chaseh:I was told by a Vespa dealer this week, and don't ask why I was talking to a Vespa dealer, that all two stroke engines were being discontinued by law, and that it appiled to all engines, including small yard equipment.
This doesn't apply to existing inventories he said, if it's correct at all.