jsmith40004
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I've been thinking of setting a saw up to run E-85 and wanted to know if there was any recommended oil that would mix well. Tried searching and didn't find anything.
James
James
Does any two-cycle oil mix with E85?
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stihlfarmer
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No opinions at all????? 
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biggenius29
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Why would you want to do that? Most people here would give a left nut to be able to find E0 gas in there area. I found a member on this site that I get my gas from but he is 3 hours away from me.
To run E85 I would think would cause havoc on a carb, fuel lines, ect....
To run E85 I would think would cause havoc on a carb, fuel lines, ect....
sachsmo
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I have thought of trying it on a super cheap garage sale saw. e85 is an oxygenated fuel (adds O2) kind of like inducing a purposeful air leak. You will also need to run at least 30% more through the jets. Starting would probably suffer too. Not even looking at the corrosive aspects (bare aluminum and e85= no no) It is 105 octane, It could just work, I would try it out the first time on a saw that I disliked. I was going to try e85 and a port job on a craigslist 120 aquired a few weeks back. But that saw cleaned up, and runs so nice, it is one of my favorites.
I think oil will mix just fine with the ethanol fuel. The problem is, so will water, such as moisture from the air. NO (common 2-stroke) oil will mix with the water/alcohol mixture, leading to no oil to the engine as it runs through.
A tank of E85 won't last near as long as a tank of premium. So you will be filling up more often.
