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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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i have a 1996 polaris 300 xplorer and i want to start mixing my gas and oil myself. not wanting to trust the injector anymore. does anyone no the best or oem mix. i also am having trouble with my shifter staying forward to keep the 4 wheel drive engauged, no problems in two wheel drive. any adjustments or should i replace the whole shifter thx
 

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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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40 to 1 is a good mixture. is the linkage adjustable on the lever.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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40 to 1 is a good mixture. is the linkage adjustable on the lever.
What stendori said. I run 40 to 1; (50 to 1 on cold days), on every two stroke I have ever ran. Never locked one up in my life. Even on engines like leaf blowers that are wide open for an hour at a time.
Never ran any special oil. Always bought what was cheapest and never had a problem. Still have a 50 year old chainsaw.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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why get rid of the oil injection? never burned up polaris motor because of a failed oil pump if your worried about it because of age rebuild it ive owned 3 2 strokers Plus I hate premixing. make sure you block off the oil pump if you premix.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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40 to 1 , like what stendori and Doctorturbo said, would be fine.

 
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