What Is The Gas To Oil Ratio?

Question

I have a little Homelite XL chainsaw. Does anyone know the gas to oil ratio? It is a smaller one.

Answer 1

If you can't find some documentation, stick with 32 or 40 to 1, and use a good synthetic.  Do NOT run 50:1 on older chainsaws!

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Answer 2

The Homelite XL chainsaws have been around for quite sometime.... I'm not certain if they even make them any more.

They run a 32:1 (4 oz per gallon) oil mix.  I would be fairly certrain that you would be safe running a 40:1 mix of synthetic oil.

Answer 3

Read the mix information on the oil you have. The mix is usually 40 to 1.

Answer 4

Although Homelite calls for a 40:1 mix you'll be perfectly safe by using any of the following premium 50:1 mix oils: Husqvarna, Echo and Stihl. Both Echo and Husqvarna make fully synthetic oil while for some reason Stihl's oil is not. In all of these saws literature nowadays thay call for a minimum of 89 octane fuel. It burns cooler more completely and slower which will help to protect the jug and piston when being worked hard.