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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 06:10 AM
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i have a 1996 300 xplorer 4x4. should i use 2 cycle injector oil ONLY in the oil reservoir? and can i mix the gas and oil myself using regular 2 cycle oil and if so what mix ratio should i use?

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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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all i know is if you make the mix then you have to disable and block off the oil tank and pump
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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use only 2 stroke oil either way and it would be like 40 to 1 mix but i would stick w/ oil injection if it works or do what brutus said.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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why would you wanna premix when the oil pump works? premixing is a pain and polaris oil pumps are good. guess its your choice.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: hoytultratec

why would you wanna premix when the oil pump works? premixing is a pain and polaris oil pumps are good. guess its your choice.</end quote></div>

I totally agree.
No need to disable the injection system unless you are dropping weight or have a high HP engine.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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I never seen one fail yet!!!!...ATV's ...or SLEDS!!!!!.........Caper.........
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: caperinmuskoka

I never seen one fail yet!!!!...ATV's ...or SLEDS!!!!!.........Caper.........</end quote></div>

mine failed, but it was open letting tons of oil in....guess that was a good thing!
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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and your right you dont see much pump problems causing the engine to burn up
 
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Most of the time when it is oil failure it is due to a bad cable
 
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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Thanks for welcoming me into your forum and thanks for the info. I'm not going to mix myself now. The only reason I was considering mixing was a friend of mine said he wouldn't trust the pump when you could mix it yourself but I trust you all and your knowledge and once again Thanks for the help.

Greg
 
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