engine smoking

nshirley

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Is it normal for my 75 85 hp merc. to smoke white smoke out the exhaust? not bad just a little.
 

joezek

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Re: engine smoking

If it's a 2 stroke where you mix oil + gas together then it's going to smoke definitely. Mine's running 50:1 gas:eek:il ratio and it smokes a lot when you first start it, and half as much the rest of the time. The more oil it gets the more it smokes.
 

nshirley

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Re: engine smoking

yes it is a two stroke i use the same ratio, thank you very much.
 
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