capt joe reeves could you help with another question

rpark1359

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thanks joe for your info but i have another question i was told by a sales person that my johnson tracker pro series 90hp boat was a 2 stroke and i needed to use 2 stroke oil i think it is a 1991 boat i had never pulled the top off the motor untill today to check the oil line and i noticed that it has 4 spark plugs 2 on each side is this a 4 stroke motor i have no clue i have never owned a boat before the person i bought the boat from was using 4 stroke oil because the empty bottle was in the boat when i went to buy more oil to fill up the tank thats when the salesman told me not to use that type of oil to use 2 cycle outboard engine oil i had a half tank of oil and added the 2 cycle oil to fill the tank took the boat out with no problems as the oil ran down i continued to use the 2 cycle oil untill the tank was full again thats when this past week the buzzer started going off could this be my problem if so can i drain all oil out of tank and go back with 4 cycle oil and be ok or should i have it checked out before doing anything thanks for any advice you have
 

62_Kiwi

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Re: capt joe reeves could you help with another question

Wowee - that's the longest sentence I've seen for a long time (phew)! :D Stick with 2 stroke TC-W3 oil and nothing else ! I've never heard of a 4 stroke motor with an oil tank!<br /><br />I'd also recommend reading as much as you can on this board, so as to learn as much as you can about your boat, engine and boating in general.
 

Bondo

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Re: capt joe reeves could you help with another question

you have a 4 cylinder / 2 cycle engine.... i think you'd better find a good mechanic... he can look your motor over,+ if he's got the time he could enlighten you with a little motor 101....<br />PS... NO 4 cycle/stroke OIL !!!!
 

Hooty

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Re: capt joe reeves could you help with another question

Senor Park,<br />Sir, you are a prime candidate for a manual. Not only would I get a owners manual but also a shop manual and I would get them pronto before you cost yourself beaucoux dollars.<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hooty
 
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