I was running v.p. 94 octane fuel mixed with echo power blend oil at 50:1 and fouled a plug. I'm not going to use anymore pump fuel with ethanol in my saws. Anyway do I need to retune my carb since switching fuel?
You will need to lean it out a bit as octane goes up. You're running rich for sure if you fouled a plug.
Nope, not the octane. It's the increased hydrogen and carbon in the fuel (because of the reduced oxygen) that will richen things up a bit.
Can I ask why you are running VP in what I gather is a stock saw?
I was talking to one guy recently who was running it and in the end he said it was because it smelled nice
If you fouled a plug maybe look at the oil that you are using. Husqvarna Low Smoke has a habit of fouling plugs in certain saws but not sure about the Echo stuff.
VP SEF...(Small Engine Fuel)..
Why not run it? Its ethanol free.
Its not like he's running C12 or something.
I'm just curious. I've seen a few people running VP fuel lately on AS in stock saws expecting a performance gain so just thought I'd ask what the reasoning was.
It's a free world and people can run whatever they like but sometimes asking the question can explain what their reasons are.
For example:
1) I'm running it because I can't get ethanol free fuel otherwise. Fine.
2) I'm running it because I know it is high quality and our area has had fuel issues recently. Also fine.
3) I'm running it because *INSERT NAME HERE* told me I will get a 45% power increase. Well that isn't fine.
I hope you know what I mean.
I am thinking about going to the airport and getting a gallon of the 100vll just for shi** and giggles,,,, none of my saws are stock either + its just a piece of mind that I am not running any ethanol,,, I know its stupid but I do worry about it guess because I have a lot of saws that comes through the shop with ethanol damage,, figured I would run at least 1 gallon and just see how it goes,,
I run it (100LL) for the simple fact that I have semi-easy access to it and its E-free and it has an excellent shelf life.
It smells "fruity", but don't expect any performance gains.
Can I ask why you are running VP in what I gather is a stock saw?
I was talking to one guy recently who was running it and in the end he said it was because it smelled nice
If you fouled a plug maybe look at the oil that you are using. Husqvarna Low Smoke has a habit of fouling plugs in certain saws but not sure about the Echo stuff.
I gave up on VP SEF in my saws a few years back. I had to retune all my saws because they ran super rich and if you put pump gas in they were on the lethal edge of lean. If you are going to go with VP I suggest sticking with it and try not to go back to pump gas unless you have too. I will probably give VP fuel another shot here this year and see if it has improved.
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