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	Name:	Pontoonfisher -
	Subject:	More questions on oil injection
	Date:	7/12/2011 7:34:49 AM

While thinking more about this topic I had some other questions/thoughts. When you initial start a 2-stroke when it has been sitting for a while you have to prime the external fuel bulb. This allows fuel to enter the motor whitout oil being injected therefore when the motor first runs it is running fuel with no oil.

I am under the impression that this is ok b/c the gas has enough lubricating properties at idle speed. I have also read/heard that you can run a 2-stroke at idle with no oil without burning the motor up. You obviuosly would not want to do this on a regular basis.

So based on this if you prime the motor you should always give it some warm up time before you throw the hammer down on the engine. (Which is standard procedure for me)

Thoughts?????