However most large yard machines use a four cycle engine designed to work for prolonged periods.
2 stroke fuel in 4 stroke lawn mower.
Last but not least if you are not sure make sure to double check the information provided by the manufacturer in your operator s manual that came with the.
Do not mix oil in gasoline or modify engine to run on alternate fuels.
Usually when people put their old premix into a 4 stroke and it smokes is because the gas is old and the more volatile components of the gasoline have evaporated away leaving the oiler smokier components.
There can also be additional information like the oil to fuel ratio and the maximum ethanol content.
Posted by gjc at 11 30 pm on february 29 2008.
Lawnmowers and other lawn equipment such as tillers have similar motors.
Lawnmower makers for many years offered a choice between two stroke and four stroke engine types.
2 stroke cycle spark ignited engines.
A 4 stroke engine has a cycle that consists of 4 strokes in those 4 strokes the piston goes around twice in the engine so the spark plug fires every other rotation.
If it doesn t foul the plug in a 2 stroke it won t foul the plug in a 4 stroke.
On a two stroke lawn mower you should be able to see a fuel pump and oil can icons.
But in recent years the four stroke engine has come to.
There are two separate valves in this kind of engine one for intake and one for exhaust unlike the 2 stroke engine.